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Post by starling78 on May 26, 2022 20:37:58 GMT
Whilst on a very wet walk in Wales today I became aware of baby birds chirping. I knew it was close but couldn’t think where it was coming from. After standing and observing for a while I was surprised to see a great tit entering what looked like an owl box? - much larger than a robin box. I patiently waited and sure enough it popped up with a fecal sac in its mouth. This huge box seemed a strange place for great tits to nest to me. I have seen blue tits nesting between tree roots and I have also seen them in metal ash tray type boxes with holes, but these both seemed quite safe from predators. This box seems very vulnerable and open enough for squirrels, magpies, jays, woodpeckers etc etc. It made me wonder if anyone else has seen unusual choices of places to raise a birdie family??? J  Very similar scenario at my allotment last year! someone had placed a very similar box on a tall wooden stake and inside a bluetit managed to rear a brood, it has no takers this year though, also last year spotted this on a lamp post, quite what the parent collared doves were thinking I'll never know, it did seem to last longer than expected but I don't know what happened in the end as it was a little far from my home.  |
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