The Eggs Start to Hatch

Great Tit eggs starting to hatch
© 2008 David Jones

The eggs don't all hatch at once, so the parent birds need to feed their chicks and keep the remaining eggs warm too. As the chicks hatch, the parents remove the broken shells from the nest.

The chicks cannot see because their eyes have not opened yet, but they open their mouths wide when they hear their parents come to the nest.

See the chicks being fed