The garden nursery

PeterD-2009

It's been a very good year for nesting in the garden. we have had one pair of Blue Tits using the nest box, A group of Dunnock, a Wren, Robin and several Sparrows in the hedges surrounding the garden. A large number of Goldfinch roosting and nesting in a large clump of bamboo. This week was the turn of the fledgling sparrows.


Hey, I am feeling hungry





Thanks, that's better.....for the moment. No wonder the fledgling is bigger than the adult.

One of the Robins that had fledged last week had remembered where the feeder was, and was helping itself.







The following day more Sparrows had fledged.





Hope you like these.

Best wishes

Peter

Stumblebum

Last two!

PeterD-2009

Stumblebum wrote: »

Last two!

Thank you for your reply. The setting of these last two images is clearly the best.

PeterD-2009

A few days on and the fledglings no longer are being fed by their parents - they should have learnt what food there is to eat and where to find it.

This little fledgling was found in the bushes, snoozing. It remained asleep as I approached.



I had to whistle to gain its attention.



It looks pretty fed up. No parents around. At least he is near the bird feeding station and seeing other birds feeding here might encourage him to start to feed itself. I hope so. Most other fledgling sparrows are now feeding themselves and keeping with the flock.

Best wishes

Pete

Thelensspot

Pete, I really like the last shot. He's very attentive to something out there.

PeterD-2009

Thelensspot wrote: »

Pete, I really like the last shot. He's very attentive to something out there.

Thanks for your reply. He is looking in the direction of the feeding station. I am not sure but there may well have been birds there. I was concentrating on him.

Best wishes

Peter

Pacificklaus

Nice! Sparrows are everywhere, but such social birds, it's really worth taking a second look at them.

kscooper

Thanks for sharing these, Peter. I enjoy seeing the differences between the similar species on our two continents . . .

PeterD-2009

Pacificklaus wrote: »

Nice! Sparrows are everywhere, but such social birds, it's really worth taking a second look at them.

kscooper wrote: »

Thanks for sharing these, Peter. I enjoy seeing the differences between the similar species on our two continents . . .

Thank you both for your replies. At one stage there was concern in the UK of a decline in the sparrow population due to the great reduction in hedgerows in the countryside. Certainly, from what I have seen over the years is that my garden population dipped but has picked up significantly in the last couple of years. They are very social birds and yes, I like to see them.