Tuesday 25 May 2021

A young Long-Tailed Tit waited impatiently on a twig ...

... for a parent to bring it a caterpillar.

Ahmet Amerikali photographed a Great Tit feeding a fledgling in Southwark Park ...

... but the Great Tits here are breeding later, and this pair have only just got together.

The male Blackbird near the Dell is still occupied non-stop in finding worms for nestlings.

A Reed Warbler sang in the reeds near the Diana fountain.

A Jackdaw perched on the Henry Moore sculpture. The holes in the travertine give it a grip on a steep slope.

The plentiful midges flying just above the water attracted a crowd of Swifts ...

... and House Martins.

The pair of Grey Wagtails were also after midges in the Italian Garden. The male had a good collection ...

... and the female had just delivered hers to the young and was starting again.

Here she is picking insects off the algae.

The Mandarins were catching them on the Serpentine.

The drake paused to preen his showy feathers.

One of the four Coot chicks at Peter Pan was probably getting the same food from its parent.

A Great Crested Grebe passed with one of the two chicks visible on its back.

The Mute Swan with five cygnets at the island has stayed clear of the killer swan.

In spite of losses to other broods there are still 17 cygnets in the park.

One of the young blond Egyptians was trying to fly, followed by its normal coloured sibling.

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  1. A very quizzical-looking Jackdaw. Jim

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    1. They do look quizzical. It's those silver eyes.

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  2. I'm exhausted just seeing the little birds tirelessly picking up tiny insects. It is a neverending task.

    Glad to see the stripey head one more day. Every passing day brings us closer to a miracle.

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    1. What a relief for the parents when the last fly is fed and the young ones are turfed out to fend for themselves.

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