When we arrived at a Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris nest site to check the progress of the nestlings, we were surprised to find the two pullus just leaving the nest. The nest had been built behind some loose bark of a dead and rather rotten tree and the youngsters were first observed at the nest entrance while being encouraged by both adults with bills filled of tasty food. Within several minutes, both pullus were seen clinging to the tree trunk before clumsily flying off, one after the other and in the direction of the coaxing adults. As all this happened so quickly after arriving that many photographs were frantically taken without having much time to consider the camera settings, or even time to appreciate this wonderful experience, but the images speak for themselves.
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| Eurasian Treecreeper nest site behind loose bark in a rotted tree. |
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| The nest just visible was lined with many downy feathers. |
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| One of the adult Eurasian Treecreepers with its bill stuffed with food. |
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| The same adult Eurasian Treecreeper with food for coaxing the pullus out of the nest. |
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| It took only several minutes of coaxing with tasty food...... |
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| ......before the first pullus was seen leaving the nest and climbing around the loose bark. |
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| A Eurasian Treecreeper pullus just out of the nest..... |
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| .....which clung on to the tree trunk for several minutes..... |
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| .....before turning its head 180 degrees and flying off on its first time on the wing. |
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