There really is too much happening at the moment. Today I
was guiding a Canadian family who made me very jealous with the list of
destinations they have previously visited plus the fact they are tomorrow off
to Svalbard (high up on my to do list). We had a very enjoyable trip around
Maridalen and saw lots of nesting and young birds.
Hawfinches, Song Thurshes and Redwings have young out of the
nest, Great Tits, Blue Tits and Coal Tits, White Wagtails and Great Spotted
Woodpeckers have young in the nest, Siskin young are already fending for themselves
whilst we saw Greenfinches mating. We found a Coal Tit nest in a natural hole
among the roots of a tree down at ground level which seems to be a very risky
place.
Tomorrow I am off guiding in Hedmark so hope that the
special species are cooperative.
Here is a video of yesterdays juvenile Hawfinches – today we
only found a single youngster perched head height in a bush (and very difficult
to find despite being noisy) which we saw being fed by an adult.
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