Greatbluehopefuls nest box 2019 & 2020 - Kildare,Ireland
Apr 20, 2020 14:30:25 GMT
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Post by greatbluehopeful on Apr 20, 2020 14:30:25 GMT
Thanks everyone - and for listening to my whinging about the bloomin cat - I deserve no sympathy of course, because its all self inflicted!!
Well, the Great Tits are playing ball and still building.
Not put off by Spookys morning antics just yet....
Here is a little crappy video of the pair. Obviously, it would be so much easier if they had used my other two boxes with the better system, but so thankful they have selected one at all!! Even if it is the one with the old camera! Even if had been one with NO camera!!!
The picture is actually excellent on the TV screen in real life, but not so much when you go to film it on your mobile phone:
In relation to deterring the cat, I will be putting a few safe guards in place, such as chicken wire etc and pepper around the ground and other hacks I read up about, but I think I have found a reasonably costed permanent solution and will also put off other cats too, not just Spooky. I think I'm going to invest in one of these:
Its a sensor activated water spray - I could place it under the box at ground level:
There is a garden & pond mini electric fencing system too, where you can place around the area that you don't want interfered with -which is also a great option, but it is a bit on the pricey side, and I'm not keen on shocking other unsuspecting animals or little humans:
We are hoping to get hens in the future, so on reading the reviews the water sprayer is a great fox deterrent also - so it won't end being an impulsive purchase for this "one off" seasonal use just for the wild bird box.
Well, the Great Tits are playing ball and still building.
Not put off by Spookys morning antics just yet....Here is a little crappy video of the pair. Obviously, it would be so much easier if they had used my other two boxes with the better system, but so thankful they have selected one at all!! Even if it is the one with the old camera! Even if had been one with NO camera!!!
The picture is actually excellent on the TV screen in real life, but not so much when you go to film it on your mobile phone:
In relation to deterring the cat, I will be putting a few safe guards in place, such as chicken wire etc and pepper around the ground and other hacks I read up about, but I think I have found a reasonably costed permanent solution and will also put off other cats too, not just Spooky. I think I'm going to invest in one of these:
Its a sensor activated water spray - I could place it under the box at ground level:
There is a garden & pond mini electric fencing system too, where you can place around the area that you don't want interfered with -which is also a great option, but it is a bit on the pricey side, and I'm not keen on shocking other unsuspecting animals or little humans:
We are hoping to get hens in the future, so on reading the reviews the water sprayer is a great fox deterrent also - so it won't end being an impulsive purchase for this "one off" seasonal use just for the wild bird box.