Mistle Thrush

I can't believe how much Beaky has grown in just a few days. The thrushes are thriving. Mum and Dad are still foraging and Baby Beak is getting huge.

Left is Mum and Baby Beak on Wednesday evening.










And by this evening (Friday) he'd grown into this little bruiser (right)














Both Mum and Dad are taking it in turns to feed the chick. One arrives and the other flies off almost instantly as if the baton had been passed. Getting a photo of them all together is rare.

(Left)
Mum and Dad Mistle-Thrush and Baby Beak hiding behind Mum

Mistle Thrush

I can't believe how much Beaky has grown in just a few days. The thrushes are thriving. Mum and Dad are still foraging and Baby Beak is getting huge.

Left is Mum and Baby Beak on Wednesday evening.










And by this evening (Friday) he'd grown into this little bruiser (right)














Both Mum and Dad are taking it in turns to feed the chick. One arrives and the other flies off almost instantly as if the baton had been passed. Getting a photo of them all together is rare.

(Left)
Mum and Dad Mistle-Thrush and Baby Beak hiding behind Mum

Mistle Thrush Central

So while Mr & Mrs Mistle Thrush raise Baby Beak on the neighbour's windowsill overlooking our back yard, there's another pair building a nest on our bedroom windowsill. We get a close up view through the window, so I even cleaned the glass while she was out collecting nest stuffing. Expect more photos.

Now is the time I wish I'd not downgraded from SLR when I went digital - or that I'd invested in a camera with a better lens, but My Samsung P1200 will have to do.

Mistle Thrush Central

So while Mr & Mrs Mistle Thrush raise Baby Beak on the neighbour's windowsill overlooking our back yard, there's another pair building a nest on our bedroom windowsill. We get a close up view through the window, so I even cleaned the glass while she was out collecting nest stuffing. Expect more photos.

Now is the time I wish I'd not downgraded from SLR when I went digital - or that I'd invested in a camera with a better lens, but My Samsung P1200 will have to do.