Above: Ring Ouzel brood on the nest [Graham Pyatt]

Above: Circa eight day old ring ouzel chicks [Pete Wilson]

Above: Ring Ouzel chicks 4 days old - North York Moors [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Ring Ouzel chicks 10 days old - North York Moors [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Ring Ouzel chicks 12 days old - North York Moors [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Ring Ouzel chicks 13 days old - North York Moors [Ken Hutchinson]

Nestlings over a 13-day period

The following sequence of pictures from Ken Hutchinson shows the stages of development of Ring Ouzel nestlings observed over a 13-day period. The nest was in Rosedale, North Yorks Moors and the photos were taken during May 2010.

Above: Three eggs in the nest [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Three newly hatched chicks just a few hours old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks now 1 day old [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 2 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 3 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 4 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 5 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 6 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 7 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 8 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 9 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 10 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Chicks 11 days old. [Ken Hutchinson]

Above: Fledged chick day 13 [Ken Hutchinson]

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