Baby boom

I've been keeping an eye on the Long-tailed Tit nest I found at the end of February.  The parents were ever so secretive, so much so that I began to wonder if it might have been deserted as I never saw them entering or exiting the nest and only rarely in the immediate vicinity.  Last week, however, they were making constant visits even when I was watching so I concluded they had more pressing concerns and, sure enough, I then noticed three tiny beaks poking out of the entrance hole!  Crossing Brussels Park, right in the city centre, I discovered a pair of Mallard with eleven little fluffballs swimming around like clockwork toys on one of the fountains.