"A Very Special Event"

oh what a fabulous blog, how lovely for you PP. thank you.
i love those speckled babies!

Aw, it's a great feeling, you feel priviledged when they've chosen your garden to nest in. Lovely blog!

Just such a heart warming sight,Carole..how lovely to watch them grow and fledge..I would be worrying about them now,and hoping they were surviving ok..lovely pics,and so glad you were nosey ! Lol.

Wonderful Carole.
Great to see those photos and learn more about the robin family :o)

Well done Pansy, its amazing to see and I would have loved to watch as you have been able to do, I`m watching the birds here and its obvious they are feeding chicks but I cannot see into their nests as they are up high in my hawthorn amongst the ivy, good job really as its safer for them, as you know I do have cats, I hope they remain for a while in your garden for you to watch their progress....
Love the blog Pansy and well done with the pics..

There's a pair of blackbirds nesting in some leylandii in the garden at the back of ours and we've watched the parents going in and out the last couple of weeks. Yesterday, we saw a fat chick sitting on the fence while the parents were feeding it. Lovely sight to see but didn't get the camera in time. They've been out again today, but we didn't see any chicks this time, just the parents.

Two very busy robins here too. The minute I open the door one of them is there, waiting for something to eat. He/she follows me round the garden all day, sometimes only inches away. I think they must have a nest nearby but haven't spotted it, however I think two visiting magpies have because they seem to be here all the time.

Wow...you have given me such a treat seeing this. I have Robins going in and out my holly hedge all the time but I've been too scared to have a wee look - I might just have a wee peep tomorrow :)

Great blog, so nice to see it all going on.

Thank you for a truly wonderful blog Pp.....:>)

Great blog. Really loved seeing the progress of your fat, feathered babies. Fingers crossed they are soon able to take to the air with gusto.

Ah, lovely :)
...and plenty of time for another clutch!

It's interesting and fascinating to watch animals. I remember once watching a mother robbin teaching her little ones to fly up and down the garden. Fascinating :o)

awww...lovely blog and amazing pictures, thank you for sharing with us. :)))

You,ve done well to get such good photo,s.....it proved to me that I was right.....
The other day I went down to the gh (oh made it from windows and sliding doorfrom house so its quite big) and there was a bird in there fluttering about, I do leave a small window open, it flew ontothe shelving so I left the door open, later I went to shut the doorand heard rustling on the shelves so I just hoped it would be ok, next morning I went down, no fluttering so good its gone.....
Istarted to potter watering etc. Then realised that I was being watched by a tiny bird with a punk hairdo...just like yours........
All is quiet in there now but such a treat!

brilliant blog carole and how lovely for you to have shared this,
we have a robin family somewhere close maybe in the cyprus trees at the back but i fear casper caught a baby the other day and sadly it died, i was so upset even though its nature.
so im glad to see these lovely pictures carole ;o)))

You did a great job getting pics of them Pansy. Aren't they wonderful? I still have two tits in my nesting box...not sure if they are blue or great tits now...but I'm hopeful that they will manage to raise their brood. Sadly they are up very high so I can't get in to see what is going on. There is a window right beside the nesting box but I am even too scared to open it for fear of disturbing them! Lovely blog..it's such a joy to see them isn't it!

Thats a lovely story Carole , we have a Robins nest in a log with a hole in it Tony left it propped in a tree ,the nest is to far back for us to see inside it I'm happy to look at yours instead :o))

Sticki So pleased you liked the blog and my speckled little ones;0)

Thanks Sheila it is a privelige, so pleased we had a little sunny spell as I would have never known they were there!

Thanks Sandra it does pay to be nosy at timeslol but havent seen sight or sound of them since!

Thanks Terra i really made mesearch information about their breeding habits, quite a expert now lol

Thanks Lincs Like you say it is usually safer higher up, we had Blue Tits last year but never got to see them until they fledged. Havent seen the babies around since ,hope they are somewhere safe!

Sheilar how lovely for you to see the Blackbird chick and being fed too! I havent seen the Robin Chicks at all today just the parents on the feeders;0)

Ginelle pleased you have Robins too, but Magpies not good news I actually saw one just after mine have fledged just hope the Magpie didnt see them;0((

Scottish Pleased you enjoyed your treat, Go on have a peep, I was nervous at first but they didnt budge an inch just stared at me lol

Thanks Willi a great experience just wish I had seen the egg phase too;0))

Thanks Motinot pleased you enjoyed the blog!

Thanks Dwyllis Hpe they soon learn to fly will have a better chance of surviving then;0)

Thanks Hywel must have been an amazing sight to see the chick learning how to fly;0)

Thanks Karen f watching the nest now as apparently if its been successful they will usethe same nest again;0)

Thanks Michael pleaed you liked the blog!

Hi Pam Great you have a little Punk rocker too lol

Thanks Sanbaz There are lots of predators around I have seen a Magpie today scary, hope they are safe!!

Karen s it certainly is a joy! last year we had blue tits nesting higgh up in a tree, never got chance to see the Chicks until they had fledged and were on the feeders!

Hi Amy pleased you liked my story, maybe you will see yours once they have fledged and are on your feeders, Im very happy to share mine with you;0))

I do love that hair do! So very in the vogue Lol. Great story Pp.

Sad to say that I had a good look in the hedge today but could not see a nest - however Jim next door has a really run down old shed right at the back of it - this may be where they are going. I would like to go in and have a look but it's so ramshackled that it is liable to fall in around me. I will continue to monitor :))

Loved this blog I have just written my first blog about robins outside my kitchen window. I just love watching them!

So pleased the good weather allwed you to see where the nest was ... love the pics of the juvenile Robins ... so cute! ... There is a nest in the neighbours Bay tree and 'our' Robins come in the garden throughout the day ... on the seed feeders, the flower borders, the grass, the arbour ... such a busy time for them ... :o)

Hi Grandma,I was thinking of taking a picture next visit to the hair dressers and see what she can do for me lol

Aww Scottish what a disappointment for you, but maybe they will come in your garden when they have fledged;0)

Hello Jen pleased you like the blog, must have a peep at
yours ;0)

Hi Shirley Such an exciting time of the year there is such a lot going on everywhere,yesterday we watched a little Mouse for well over an hour taking leaves and twigs into a hole, it ran so fast at the end couldnt believe it , as it carried two little baby mice into the hole, think it was moving house ;0)

oh thats such a lovely story about the mice ~ did you ever read the beatrix potter story about two bad mice?

Isn`t nature wonderful and to be able to sit and watch the goings on of the wildlife in our garden is better than anything on tv.
Like you we have had a little mouse scurrying back and forth into a hole in the steps leading up to the archway, must try and catch a photo ~ must remember to leave the camera by the window.

Thanks Sticki I have read the Beatrix Potter story I am a
fan of hers;0)

Stroller Im so pleased to hear about your little mouse too, they are so cute, I have tried to get a picture but its to fast for me, could be a possible Olympic contestant lol

Hi Carole.
Lovely blog. Wonderful to watch nature at work. We have a couple of Robins here. Not sure if they are nesting behind the Camelia or at least nearby.
We have 2 bird boxes on the trellis near the house, and last year we thought we were going to have a family of BlueTits in one of them. Instead we had a swarm of Bees take over it, but this year the Tits are back and making use of the two boxes. Hubbies not sure if they are just stripping what the Bees put in there for their nest, or whether they are making two nests. We'll have to wait and see.

'Congratulations' on your new arrival. He's absolutely gorgeous.
I did try to make a comment when I read it the other night, but it wouldn't let me do anything, and I ended up logging back out.
I too am expecting a new arrival around 9th Oct. so my little gardening helper will be having a new little Brother/Sister to play with.
Love to you all and Baby. xxxx

Aww Thanks Linda, Good luck with your Blue Tit nestings hope it all goes well, we had Blue Tits 2010, didnt get many pictures but did see the chicks leave the nest and they were arond the garden al summer, unlike my Robins who I havent seen since they left the nest, I have been in the garden but no signs of them or their parents.maybe next door lol

How lovely for you Linda another new baby, will look forward to seeing him/her after the birth, hope all goes well;0)
Samuel is a little smasher and coming on in leaps and bounds!
My Granduaghter is having a little baby girl in early June, so we will be Great Grandparents again;0))

Congrats again then Carole for June ;o)
We had a new addition to the Family recently. OH's Nephew and his partner had a baby Boy on 14th April. :o)

I love the photo of the last baby, isn't he beautiful? Finally doing some catching up and so pleased to see your fledglings. At least they don't trample down your plants like my duck family do :)

Have to say aswell its a brill blog would have loved to have watched it all, good luck to them hope they stay safe.

Thanks Gill, no trampling,just a disappearing act, hope your black bird doesnt fall into Mother Ducks nest, it will ruffle her freathers lol Pouring down all day here no chance of getting into the garden;0(

Thanks Carol it was a very exciting time, missing them now they have gone!

Such a pleasure to have birds nesting in your garden and so rewarding too, a super blog.

Thanks for your nice Dotty;0))

What a lovely blog.... :)) so great to see nature on your doorstep like that.. those chicks are super duper cute!!! When they leave the nest you do wonder where they get to and if they are ok. The last couple of weeks I have been in the garden quite a lot - even in the rain... and noticed two blackbirds constantly flying in and out of our next door neighbours' conifers. The parents were too collecting worms and taking them in the nest and i could hear the babies little tweets then they were being fed...so cute. Then last weekend we saw two baby blackbird fledglings perched on the fence fluttering like mad practicing their flying skills...bless so heart warming to see... Saw the parents feeding the baby blackbird yesterday as they were pottering around the conifers/trees. They are becoming more brave now and venturing out... We must be lucky to have the opportunity to see them up close! :)

Thanks Beverley We are very lucky to be able to observe all the wonderful wildlife around us, I t must have been an heartwarming sight, watching the Blackbird chicks having their flying lessons. I havent seen either the baby Robins or their parents since fledging a few days ago, I do hope they are ok!

how lovely, wish I had a little family here too:-)

You probably have but there hiding amonst al your lovely plants;0)

My little Robins have not been so clever with this nest Pp...The nest is in a large Flower Pot, with a bucket which i put on top...The Bucket fell off today nest toppled over but, managed to rescue it....One of the babies fell out off the nest into my bin where i put all my cuttings before going into the Compost...I did notice, that it had fell out just, my instinct, made me look...I picked up the babe gently & put it back into the nest...
I noticed the Robins came back...Male & Female with food in their beaks, so must be feeding them again...Fingers crossed...

Such a great Blog Pp..You must have been delighted to have then nesting in your Haven...I am delighted, but will be glad to see them get bigger so they, can safely fly away from Predators & other dangers, to face their Adult life ...: ))

Wow Ba your little Robins are living dangerously, hope the one that fell out of the nest will be okay, sometimes the parents will reject them if they know that humans have had contact, but seeing both parents are still feeding yours it looks as though they will be okay. I loved having the Robins but I was a litlle concerned that the Magpie may have got them when they fledged as it was around in the garden and I havent seen any of the babies or their parents in the garden since;0( Its bad enough worrying about your own family without the additional worry over someone elses isnt it lol

I agree Pp..I am on tenderhooks, keep listening for the
pot falling over again...I have an idea, it was the cat
that caused it to fall...If i did not get there when i did, i believe there would be no Babies now...What a terrible thought Pp...:((

Fingers crossed all will go well ;0)

Lovely blog Carole.

Lovely to see this again. My daughter Boo, alias Rebecca, put up a little bird house a few months ago and has blue tits in it now! I've had mine up for a few years a not one interested client:-( I did everything recommended in the bird books, correct position etc ...maybe they didn't like the look of the landlord:-))

Thanks Alan thought it may interest you ;0)

Hi B,A. Pleased you enjoyed a second visit [no sign of anying there this year] I have also a number of bird boxe around the garden, I have had Blue Tits nesting in the past but not seen any takers this year to date!

Is the rent too high Ba?........ :0)

Perhaps you're right Pam, it's written into the contract that they must keep my garden evil insect free:-))