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Ornithology and Gardening
Hi all
Just looking to get trees pruned and a fence put up so decided to take the bird box down first. The hole has been over enlarged so we haven't had any visitors there for a while. Climbed the ladder and peared in to see a tit of some variety staring back!!! Somehow they've snook in without me noticing and started nesting - I do keep a reasonable eye on the bird life, so I'm suprised they've managed to build a nest without me noticing. Now to the questions: 1 Will it scare off the bird if the tree, a silver birch, is seriously pruned (probably need chain saws!) 2 How long will it take for the eggs to hatch and the babies to flee the nest if I decide to wait? 3 Is it likely I will have scared it off anyway having put a ladder up directly below the box and peered in? TIA Phil |
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 15:57:55 +0100, "scullsterhome"
wrote and included this (or some of this): Now to the questions: 1 Will it scare off the bird if the tree, a silver birch, is seriously pruned (probably need chain saws!) 2 How long will it take for the eggs to hatch and the babies to flee the nest if I decide to wait? 3 Is it likely I will have scared it off anyway having put a ladder up directly below the box and peered in? Perhaps. Does your visage have a scaring effect on horses, for example? -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°² |
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Perhaps. Does your visage have a scaring effect on horses, for example? I would think that this unlikely, as my christian name (can we use the term "christian name" freely these days without offending some over-inflated extremist imigrant religion and therefore all the PC namby pamby politicians?) is I believe derived from Greek with the meaning "lover of horses" (hopefully not in the biblical sense - whoops there I go again with the religious undertones). Wow that's some single sentence response, but it appears to be structured and punctuated, if not spelt correctly. Phil |
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"Sacha" wrote Yes of course it will. Think of it as your home and how you'd feel if someone came at it with a chainsaw. In any case, it's kinder to the tree to wait until the autumn/winter to do that job. Actually someone did try to shake us out of our house recently; but we decided to stay - think it was termed an earthquake at the time . 2 How long will it take for the eggs to hatch and the babies to flee the nest if I decide to wait? Not at all sure but two to three weeks at a guess. I'd look on the RSPB site if I were you. OK I'll give RSPB a look 3 Is it likely I will have scared it off anyway having put a ladder up directly below the box and peered in? As long as you left the area and took the ladder away fairly swiftly, it should be fine. -- Rapid careful retreat once I knew bird was in residence. Phil |
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 15:57:55 +0100, "scullsterhome"
wrote: Hi all Just looking to get trees pruned and a fence put up so decided to take the bird box down first. The hole has been over enlarged so we haven't had any visitors there for a while. Climbed the ladder and peared in to see a tit of some variety staring back!!! Somehow they've snook in without me noticing and started nesting - I do keep a reasonable eye on the bird life, so I'm suprised they've managed to build a nest without me noticing. Now to the questions: 1 Will it scare off the bird if the tree, a silver birch, is seriously pruned (probably need chain saws!) 2 How long will it take for the eggs to hatch and the babies to flee the nest if I decide to wait? 3 Is it likely I will have scared it off anyway having put a ladder up directly below the box and peered in? TIA Phil It's against the law to disturb nesting birds. Leave it until they've gone. -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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