Design - "Chickadee"
Designer - Elizabeth Spurlock
Chart - Easy Cross Stitch Pattern a Day 2009 Calendar
Fabric - 32 count Lakeside Linen Winter Sky
Started - 16 January 2009
Completed - 29 January 2009
On Thursday June 8th I walked around the back of the shop to take a look at the east-facing nesting boxes.
Success! This one ws once again being used by a pair of Black-capped Chickadees.
The young birds are big enough / old enough that I could hear them quietly peeping.
The parents will spend most of the day catching...
..and bring food to the young.
Young birds are overwhelmingly insectivores.
Lots of good grub here!
The other parent had gone for the always classic small green caterpillar.
I've read that it takes between 6,000-9,000 caterpillars to feed young chickadees.
I was a respectful distance from the nesting box and I did not stay long, so as not to interfere.
Oh Beth, thank you for sharing your pictures of the Black capped chickadee family.
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