Excess apples for wildlife

My apple tree produced a lot of apples last autumn. I put some in the freezer and stored the rest in the shed on trays wrapped in newspapers.
Throughout the winter, I was able to throw a couple of apples every day for the wildlife to feed on, usually the ones that were starting to go brown. We are nearing the end of May and my stock of apples has just run out. Birds, such as black birds, magpies, crows, pheasants, robins and field fares really enjoyed them. Other birds might have eaten them too but I did not see it. Squirrels were fond of them too.
Below a field fare eating an apple. This little chap was quite a bully, chasing away any black birds getting near "his" apples! He seemed to waste more energy guarding the apples then eating them.

Long tailed tits nesting

I was delighted to realise that a couple of long-tailed tits had built a nest in my back garden. I would never have seen the nest if it had not been for the birds going in and out of the bush with feathers in their beaks.

Even before leaves started to grow on the bush, the nest was nearly invisible as the materials used on the outside were those found on the branches, i.e. lichen.

As the leaves grow, the bush will make a very safe environment for the chicks when they finally leave the nest. Below, one of the parents getting out of the nest:

 The eggs have hatched. The chicks have no feather and their eyes are closed:

 Five days later, eyes are open and feathers have grown. Have a look at that tongue:

And here, you can just about see a little "Mohican hairstyle":

 Now, have a look at my video. It is a small collage of my best clips. Also, notice how elasticated the nest seems: you can see the materials stretch as the parents go in and out. And at exactly 2m30, you can see the chick make a saliva bubble. Funny!

And please, let me know what you think of my video! Enjoy!