{"id":668,"date":"2025-05-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/?p=668"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:09:31","slug":"7th-may-wing-flapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"7th May &#8211; Wing Flapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have to say the female Great Tit is one of the best parents I have seen, whilst watching nests in my bird boxes over the years.  She has spent a lot of time making sure the nest cub is clean, although I do not think the young Great Tits are so impressed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705251.jpg\" alt=\"Female Cleaning Nest\" class=\"wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705251.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705251-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705251-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705251-36x26.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705251-48x35.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Female Cleaning Nest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705252.jpg\" alt=\"Please Get Off Me Mum!\" class=\"wp-image-670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705252.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705252-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705252-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705252-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705252-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Please Get Off Me Mum!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I also saw the first wing testing by the young Great Tits.  It will not be long before they leave the nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705253.jpg\" alt=\"Wing Flapping &amp; Testing\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705253.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705253-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705253-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705253-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705253-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Wing Flapping &amp; Testing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also the food deliveries are getting slower by both parents.  I wonder if this to try and tempt the young Great Tits to fledge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705254.jpg\" alt=\"More Food Comes In\" class=\"wp-image-672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705254.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705254-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705254-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705254-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.bitn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0705254-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>More Food Comes In But Less Frequent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More in my next diary update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to say the female Great Tit is one of the best parents I have seen, whilst watching nests in my bird boxes over the years. 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