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Blue Tits
Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do
something in their box, like ....... nest. :-(( Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing :-(( Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
Blue Tits
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. :-(( Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing :-(( Mike Just a tad early yet. They will, honest. Bill |
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says... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. :-(( Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing :-(( Mike Sparrows have taken one of mine over. The other one has never been used as far as I am aware! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales |
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Bill Grey wrote:
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing Just a tad early yet. They will, honest. Not for mine: the bottom of the box is fully covered even in the nest cup and there is already some lining of coloured bits of wool and some natural stuff from the lambs' wool that I put out specially. (The nearest sheep pasture is miles away.) But my box has been used for years (see http://www.mjcoon.plus.com/nest%20box%20drama.htm) and has been actively "reserved" since last Autumn. Mike. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. |
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"Mike Coon" wrote in message ... Bill Grey wrote: "'Mike'" wrote in message ... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing Just a tad early yet. They will, honest. Not for mine: the bottom of the box is fully covered even in the nest cup and there is already some lining of coloured bits of wool and some natural stuff from the lambs' wool that I put out specially. (The nearest sheep pasture is miles away.) But my box has been used for years (see http://www.mjcoon.plus.com/nest%20box%20drama.htm) and has been actively "reserved" since last Autumn. Mike. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. Having sat and watched the box over a period now, I think I can see what could very well be a bit of a problem. It is very windy this morning and there is a dead Bramble branch wafting across the front of the box only about 6 inches away. The box is normally busy all the year round with 'visits' and 'roosting' over the winter. As I reported I have been away for 3 months with only the odd visit to the house to clear mail etc, certainly not time to examine the box :-(( Seems as if we have to start again ;-) Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message ... In article , says... In article , says... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. :-(( Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing :-(( Mike Sparrows have taken one of mine over. The other one has never been used as far as I am aware! Having written that yesterday evening, this morning, watching the garden, what did I see? A bluetit appearing out of that "unused" nesting box! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales and I have been out there and cut away the Bramble and a bit of Honeysuckle which 'may' have been putting them off ;-)) Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Roger Tonkin" wrote in message ... In article , says... In article , says... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. :-(( Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing :-(( Mike Sparrows have taken one of mine over. The other one has never been used as far as I am aware! Having written that yesterday evening, this morning, watching the garden, what did I see? A bluetit appearing out of that "unused" nesting box! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales and I have been out there and cut away the Bramble and a bit of Honeysuckle which 'may' have been putting them off ;-)) Mike Blue Tits in and out of the box!!! Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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In article , 'Mike'
writes Blue Tits in and out of the box!!! The other day a pair of blue tits were checking mine out. Today one of them had a good peck at some old garden twine hanging from a post then flew to the box. Time to put out some nesting material. -- Sue ]:(:) |
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"Darkside" wrote in message ... In article , 'Mike' writes Blue Tits in and out of the box!!! The other day a pair of blue tits were checking mine out. Today one of them had a good peck at some old garden twine hanging from a post then flew to the box. Time to put out some nesting material. -- Sue ]:(:) I often compost the 'fur' that collects on the tumble drier filter. I wonder if this would be ok to put out as a nesting material? It forms a nice soft layer and can be up to 5mm thick. Bertie |
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"Bertie Doe" wrote in message ... "Darkside" wrote in message ... In article , 'Mike' writes Blue Tits in and out of the box!!! The other day a pair of blue tits were checking mine out. Today one of them had a good peck at some old garden twine hanging from a post then flew to the box. Time to put out some nesting material. -- Sue ]:(:) I often compost the 'fur' that collects on the tumble drier filter. I wonder if this would be ok to put out as a nesting material? It forms a nice soft layer and can be up to 5mm thick. Bertie I tried that a couple of years ago. I collected it and put it in a string bag the onions? or some veg came in, but A) It got wet and soggy and B) the birds were not interested in it before it got wet. Didn't try again Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-04-01 12:22:55 +0100, "Bertie Doe" said: "Darkside" wrote in message ... In article , 'Mike' writes Blue Tits in and out of the box!!! The other day a pair of blue tits were checking mine out. Today one of them had a good peck at some old garden twine hanging from a post then flew to the box. Time to put out some nesting material. -- Sue ]:(:) I often compost the 'fur' that collects on the tumble drier filter. I wonder if this would be ok to put out as a nesting material? It forms a nice soft layer and can be up to 5mm thick. Bertie I've found the birds won't take it if it's artifical fibres!! I suppose it 'holds' the rain water more or something - doesn't drain and dry out as well, perhaps? Of course, we may just have snobby birds with a penchant for linen, cashmere, silk and natural wool. ;-) -- Sacha Perhaps I'll give the drier fur idea a miss. I noticed a female blackbird ripping out marginal plants from my garden feature/pond thingy - obviously for nesting material. Jackdaws and sparrows have removed most of the straw I put down, to protect the dahlias. We left the s/mkt about 9pm this evening, quite dark, but a robin was singing merrily from one of the car park trees. Definitely Spring has sprung. Bertie |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... Well we were hoping that whilst we were away, the Blue Tits would do something in their box, like ....... nest. :-(( Watched it for 24 hours since our return and .............................. nothing :-(( Well since then, frantic activity on a daily basis. Birds in, birds out. Nesting material in by the lorry load, well no, someone will pick me up for that, 'lots of it', complete with beakfulls of mossy stuff over the last few days. Today? No activity whatsoever!! Why? Now sitting, or, dummy nest and they are on another nest somewhere? Your thoughts please. Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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'Mike' wrote:
Well since then, frantic activity on a daily basis. Birds in, birds out. Nesting material in by the lorry load, well no, someone will pick me up for that, 'lots of it', complete with beakfulls of mossy stuff over the last few days. Today? No activity whatsoever!! Why? Now sitting, or, dummy nest and they are on another nest somewhere? They can lay clutches of up to a dozen eggs. At one a day this takes nearly a fortnight. During that time they won't go near the nest often and the eggs are likely to be brooded only at night just to make sure they don't die of freezing. During the day they are cool so they all hatch together. It's quite a long interregnum... Mike. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. |
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Well since then, frantic activity on a daily basis. Birds in, birds out. Nesting material in by the lorry load, well no, someone will pick me up for that, 'lots of it', complete with beakfulls of mossy stuff over the last few days. Today? No activity whatsoever!! Why? Now sitting, or, dummy nest and they are on another nest somewhere? Your thoughts please. IME in warm springlike weather many species do nesting activities, then when we get a cold spell (normally in mid-April) they put the mesting on hold until it warms up again. Unless she's actually got to the point of laying eggs, anyway. -- Sue ]:(:) |
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