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Blue tit looking in one of my nesting boxes

amy

By Amy


Blue tit looking in one of my nesting boxes

not a very clear photo , but it shows spring is on it's way :o)



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Great photo Amy lovely to see it taking up residence

31 Jan, 2010

 

You could have tenants soon Amy :-)))))

31 Jan, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Thanks Sixpence / Louise it spent a long time inside checking it out so i'm hoping it liked it and stays , it's on the side of the garage :o)

31 Jan, 2010

 

I put 2 up about a year ago and it would be great if i had tenants too !!!

31 Jan, 2010

 

Fingers grossed for you Amy.

31 Jan, 2010

 

Thats nice to see the birds using it........

31 Jan, 2010

 

Lovely Amy.......love the colour too!

31 Jan, 2010

amy
Amy
 

I hope you do to Louise , this box has had them in before , thanks Carole / Holly / Janey .. .. they know there's a good Cafe' outside their door ...LOL...

31 Jan, 2010

 

He was probably measuring up to see if his furniture would fit. Hope he moves in, Amy.

31 Jan, 2010

amy
Amy
 

I do as well Gee , I can see this one from my kitchen window so I can watch the coming and going .. .........

31 Jan, 2010

 

how wonderfull amy, hope you have tenents :o))

31 Jan, 2010

 

Good luck with the nest Amy.A pair of blue tits were prospecting in one of our boxes today.They do tend to check them out earlier than other birds.........

31 Jan, 2010

 

How exciting :-))))

31 Jan, 2010

amy
Amy
 

I hope so Sandra .. I hope you will have a nesting pair as well Ray , this seems to be the favourite box in the garden they don't always nest in the other ones ....it is exciting Dawn I like to keep an eye on when they lay their eggs , they say that we will have good weather 6 weeks later to coincide with the eggs hatching so that there are plenty of gnats and insects to feed the young on ... :o)

31 Jan, 2010

 

Lucky you that would be good news, will watch this space.

2 Feb, 2010

amy
Amy
 

:o))

2 Feb, 2010

 

Isnt it heartwarming to see, we had a pair of Blue Tits inspecting the box at the front yesterday its been up four years but never had anyone nesting in it yet, so fingers crossed!

2 Feb, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Perhaps they will nest in it Carole I hope so for you ... does it face north-east , it mustn't face the hot sun .. :o)

2 Feb, 2010

 

Nice box, I used to have either wrens or bluetits using one of the boxes during the winter, and sometimes they nested in another in the summer. Perhaps they crowd in to keep warm.

3 Feb, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Thanks Lindak , I have read that as many as 60 wrens will crowd into a box to keep warm in the winter .. can you image that ?

3 Feb, 2010

 

They'd be out in the cold if they were argumentative....LOL

4 Feb, 2010

 

Ame
you are nice to Birds, they love nesting boxes. I have a nesting box fixed up on a Cedrus deodara tree. A pair of Minas has taken its possession since last 4 years. The nesting home seems to be so good that the Minas breed 2-3 times in one year
Arwadoo

4 Feb, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Thank you Arwadoo , you are lucky to have a pair of Minas nesting and breeding so often in your garden , they know they are safe with you .. .. do you have a photo of them ? :o)

4 Feb, 2010



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