Six Redstart Chicks by susiemc

Six Redstart Chicks

We're home again and today we looked inside several of our nesting boxes to see what was happening. When we opened this one we were delighted to find these six Redstart Chicks, almost ready to fledge. A friend is staying with us who rings birds like this so I'll try and post a photo on another day showing him ringing some chicks, or an adult. For the benefit of my friends on 365 I took my life in my hands and climbed a ladder, in my wellies, on rough, sloping, uneven ground just to get this photo. I think it was worth it, I hope you do too.


I'm sorry I've got so behind with comments. I will catch up. I do appreciate and value all of your comments and I love all your photos.
Fantastic photo......... especially with the climbing involved..... the things we do for 365 haha !!
June 10th, 2014  
Wonderful!
June 10th, 2014  
A magnificent achievement Sue -- photographically ,physically ( hip ) and personally ( bravery ) !! You are seeing things most of us don't ever see so thanks for recording and sharing them.x
June 10th, 2014  
Great photo Sue!!
June 10th, 2014  
Beautiful!
June 11th, 2014  
@dizzyd @virtualbrownie @han918 @craig3f2 @lynne53 Thank you all for your comments. It was a very exciting evening. I will post more of the photos I took. I was a bit stiff the next morning after all the clambering about but it was worth it.
June 11th, 2014  
I've never seen anything like this, what a brilliant shot.
June 11th, 2014  
@chimfa Thank you. We were lucky to find them because they fledged the next day.
June 11th, 2014  
Fantastic shot Sue. John has gone a very strange shade of green. You're having a fantastic birding season aren't you and we so wish we were there.
June 11th, 2014  
@pamelaclarke We occasionally have a fantastic year but this is the best ever.
June 11th, 2014  
Wonderful photo. Well done, Sue.
June 11th, 2014  
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