Just for a smile - Great Tit belly flop fledge

Aw that’s a lovely video, Sue,

Lovely the way he called you round, mammy always knows best even when it comes to the birds 


The GT certainly started early where you live, they must be the first to fledge, that we’ve heard of anyway?

Ann and Helen, glad you enjoyed.  Ann, yes it was lovely to pop round and see for myself - luckily he lives within walking distance so it was a bit of exercise.  I think he was worried because of the way it fell and he thought it had a lump or growth on its leg.  That’s why he wanted me to look.  I took a couple of photos and I think it’s just a leaf or some foliage that got stuck to its feathers as it hit the ground.  It certainly didn’t seem bothered by it.  Will post a couple of photos later.  Helen, of course mum knows best even though he’ll be 50 next birthday   
Sue

edited to say thanks Sammi as well, must have been typing at same time. 

First image shows the whatever on its leg/feathers that he was worried about, but if you look at the second image where it landed you will see there is lots of bark and other sticky bits off plants.  The third show it didn’t effect it able to fly to a wall though you can’t see that side of it to see if it’s still there.  Other images my son managed to get did not see this ‘whatever’, so hope it was just a leaf of something like that and has just fallen off. 
Sue

sorry, don’t know where first image went, it is now the last image, sorry about the muddle. Hope you can work out what I mean 

Lovely vid Sue - pleased to see the GTs leading the way on here again, hope they are all good - certainly first to be shown, although Tommyg's from near Rotterdam should have fledged around 3 days ago, according to his dates!

 Sue
your son will now understand your love of watching the birds nesting now, they will miss it now the nest is quiet, now to enjoy seeing them around their garden. they will be hooked ready for next season    

Well Sue it certainly brought a smile to my face and I need one at the moment. See you haven't given up your gorgeous photography, love it!   Well done you.

Thanks Paul, Kathy and Helen, firstly, I must explain I cannot take credit for the video, my son filmed the fledging for me and sent it to me, I just cut out a little bit to show on here for fun as it made me smile.  The photos however I did take with my camera.  Yes used a zoom lens Helen as had to maintain social distancing  .  Seriously, my son just wanted me to make sure chick was ok after it’s ‘fall’ and because he thought he could see a ‘growth’ on its leg.  I was only in his garden for less than 10 minutes.  Found the chick, took couple of photos and left quickly.  Studying the photos at home I convinced my son the ‘growth’ was nothing more than a sticky petal or leaf of some sort.  Must admit I was thrilled to be called to his house to see the chick for myself (gave me my birdie ‘hit’ that I craved) and to reassure my son all was ok.  Very sensibly he had opened gate for me and stayed inside allowing me to break no rules - and as he only lives a few minutes walk was ideal.  My daughter on the other hand who has very noisy (according to her) blue tit chicks, has changed from a “don’t know what all the fuss is about - birds are boring” type of person, to “Mum, how do I know if they are ok?”, “Mum, the box has tilted in the wind what should I do?”, her lawn has been left untouched and fence painting came to a halt as “may disturb ‘my’ babies” .  Funny how they have changed their tune when they see these things in there own garden  .  
Sue