Good morning folks!
Four or five days ago I noticed a bird with a bright yellow face on one of the feeders, and when it eventually sat still long enough it turned out to be a juvenile blue tit. Over the last few days I've noticed a few more.
We've been wondering if these might be early chicks from this year (googling makes me think this unlikely as eggs should only be being laid around now???) or if they are from later last year.
So the questions are -At what age do juvenile blue tits lose the yellow coloured face? and, How long does this process (yellow to white face) take?
Thanks!
Four or five days ago I noticed a bird with a bright yellow face on one of the feeders, and when it eventually sat still long enough it turned out to be a juvenile blue tit. Over the last few days I've noticed a few more.
We've been wondering if these might be early chicks from this year (googling makes me think this unlikely as eggs should only be being laid around now???) or if they are from later last year.
So the questions are -At what age do juvenile blue tits lose the yellow coloured face? and, How long does this process (yellow to white face) take?
Thanks!
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