how agile are fledging birds leaving the nest?

[RobinBHM]

I am wondering this as just outside the office there is a traffic cone with a family of great tits in it.

Are they going to struggle to fly out of a traffic cone? #-o

Not the best place for a birds nest -on an industrial estate

They hatched around 12 days ago

 

[pollys13]

I am wondering this as just outside the office there is a traffic cone with a family of great tits in it.

Are they going to struggle to fly out of a traffic cone? #-o

Not the best place for a birds nest -on an industrial estate

They hatched around 12 days ago

Local animal wildlife rescue, sanctuary should be able to advise.

 

[geoffshep]

They take 18+ days to fledge so don't worry that they haven't made it out yet. In our experience, they are pretty good at getting out of most nesting places in our garden.

 

[monkeybiter]

I'm worried about the pair of new blackbirds that are currently growing in a plant pot [with plant] outside the kitchen, it's about 3' above ground level and I reckon my cat must be waiting until they're just right.

 

[RobinBHM]

They take 18+ days to fledge so don't worry that they haven't made it out yet. In our experience, they are pretty good at getting out of most nesting places in our garden.

Thanks for that, I was a bit concerned that if they survive until ready for leaving the nest they would then find themselves in a place they cant get out of!

I am a bit worried that somebody might just pick the cone up and move it without realising. I don't want to put a notice by as that's bound to draw attention to it.

I suppose the cone could get knocked over by a cat or fox as well.

 

[geoffshep]

Yes - I am not saying they WILL be able to get out, just probably. I was mostly mentioning the fledging time so as not to worry too soon.

 

[monkeybiter]

My two blackies have left the nest last night/today, no signs of them and the cat's been in so fingers crossed.

 

[RobinBHM]

My two blackies have left the nest last night/today, no signs of them and the cat's been in so fingers crossed.

 

[RobinBHM]

The traffic cone family are still pretty active, I had a quick peer in and one of them was able to fly / jump almost to the top of the cone.

 

[Jonzjob]

I wish all the luck in the world for your little family, but this is what happened in the French elections a couple of days ago

"Today is the second round in the French presidential elections.

According to AFP news agency, in La Lande-Chasles village in western France, voters could not enter through the main door of the polling place.

That door is next to the old letter box. In that letterbox, great tits have nested for twenty years. Also this year, there is a nest with five baby great tits. Local authorities therefore decided that voters should go in through the back door."

It really helps my hope for the future of human thinking. We lve and cherish the lovely little birds we have in our garden and long may it continue!

 

[sawdust1]

This year so far 2 Blackbird nests and 1 Robins nest all predated.
Last year a wild Mallard nested in our flower bed, she sat patiently on 12 eggs for weeks. When they hatched on the first night 8 chicks where
taken and by the second day all had been taken.
Often get Pheasants proudly bringing their newly hatched over to our feeders, usually 10 - 12 each brood. They never last more than 2 days.
Last year a Pied wagtail nested in a shed and the day they fledged a Jay was waiting outside for them, he took away 4 to feed his young.
Nature is so cruel, its a wonder their are any birds about !

 

[RogerP]

Well they seem to be breeding well enough on my patch. The feeders are full of newly fledged young. Goldfinches, great tits, blue tits, dunnocks, robins etc. Strangely there’s been a complete absence of sparrows for the last few years.

There are a couple of a neighbour's Siamese cats that use our garden as part of their territory but they seem fixated on mice and rats which live in the grounds of an adjacent school.

 

[Jonzjob]

Cats are excelent at accelerating! They stalk our birds in the garden and if I put a stone from my catapult about a couple of feet away from then they get to about 60mph in about 1/4 second!

The basic reason for us feeding the bords is NOT to feed the neighbours cats! Whe we had a dog it was not allowed into others gardens, so why the hell should I put up with cats in mine, crapping all over the place! I wouldn't hurt one, but they ain't arf alert in my garden! :shock: