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Post by karenupnorth on May 23, 2020 12:06:14 GMT
Wonderful, I love their pink rings!  |
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Post by suep on May 23, 2020 12:21:29 GMT
Aw that is so lovely Paul. They are so cute. Great video and photos. Brilliant stuff.  Bye birdies have a long safe life. Sue |
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Post by springtime 66 on May 23, 2020 12:26:38 GMT
Excellent, lovely to see them venture out safely  |
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Post by YorksherLass on May 23, 2020 13:22:30 GMT
Fabulous video Paul - wonderful to know they've fledged successfully & the photos of them all in the trees are brilliant!  |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 23, 2020 14:53:25 GMT
Thanks everyone Good thing about ringing them yearly is during late summer / autumn I can see what ones are mine  I just hope one year I get a nest by one  Ditzy's will be getting ringed next week, Yellow ones on them! |
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Post by petesbox on May 23, 2020 16:51:26 GMT
Love the wren vid Paul.
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Post by hfriel on May 23, 2020 17:39:01 GMT
Well done Paul, another successful brood released to the wild, I can imagine in years to come if you keep helping rear all these BTs, tourists will be travelling to Liverpool, not just for the football, Beatles etc but for the millions of Bluetits with the colourful bracelets  |
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Post by Taz on May 23, 2020 18:43:27 GMT
Yay, well done Paul, that vid and photos are lovely. I hope you do get a nest one day by your ringed birds, that would be really great to see  |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 24, 2020 10:48:26 GMT
Little update on "Ditzy" who's become probably my favourite blue tit over the years, Such a super mum! She's had no help at all off her male since day one, She's done everything herself. 6 eggs out of 9 hatched, For the first 4 days she didn't get on to the "scott" feeder hanging on the light by her box. Then on day 5 I started seeing mealworms coming in so I relaxed abit knowing she had found the help, Now she relys on the mealworms. Although shes had no help off male and is a lone bird all 6 chicks are doing amazing, She is such a little hard worker! Small video below and some pictures of her using the Scott feeder.     |
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Post by YorksherLass on May 24, 2020 11:42:27 GMT
Oh Paul, I'm not surprised Ditzy is your favourite, she's beautiful as well as being a hard working mum to her chicks. Thank goodness you went to her rescue again helping her - she certainly deserves it seeing as she's unlucky with all her mates. The video & all those lovely photos "showing her in action" when she goes for food from the Scott feeder.  |
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Post by karenupnorth on May 24, 2020 11:49:59 GMT
What a good mum she is, she could have done with help from Mr Wren |
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Post by Beechnut on May 24, 2020 14:10:38 GMT
Yah! Well Done Ditzy !!
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Post by Amanda on May 24, 2020 15:04:56 GMT
Awwww, well done Ditzy, you have done an amazing job |
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Post by suep on May 24, 2020 15:56:12 GMT
Oh Paul, didn’t realise Ditzy was rearing alone, don’t know how i’ve missed this. Bless her she is doing an amazing job. As Karen said, shame Mr Wren didn’t help with this little brood. Can see why she’s your favourite Paul. Sue |
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Post by Taz on May 24, 2020 18:50:19 GMT
Glad your 2nd BT chicks are doing well. Hard work for Ditzy though. Lovely photos and video, amazing quality, well done  |
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Post by greatbluehopeful on May 25, 2020 7:46:18 GMT
Congrats on another successful fledge from your 1st Blue Tit box...great photos - bitter sweet eh!!! I do hope you see a tagged guy come back to you....surely the odds are in your favour for at least one to return??? They'd be mad not to.
Well done to Ditzy, hard working Mammy...
Any updates on the Wrens nest? They must be hatched by now?
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Post by greatbluehopeful on May 25, 2020 7:47:17 GMT
Sorry!! Must have missed a page...I see you have Wren chicks...brilliant!!!
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Post by matt on May 25, 2020 9:45:16 GMT
Lovely stuff Paul!
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Post by hardy on May 25, 2020 10:50:56 GMT
Great results from your garden Paul as usual. It would be great to see one of the ringed blue tits come back to nest next year. Fingers crossed. My Gt Tits due to fledge this week.
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Post by hfriel on May 25, 2020 19:39:13 GMT
That’s a huge undertaking, I’m sure Springwatch were interested in her nest too. I suppose without their meal/wax worms, the outcome wouldn’t have been so great.....
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 27, 2020 11:01:24 GMT
Ditzy's chicks have been ringed, Bite the bullet and used the silver rings, I have always skipped these because they are dull. But If I don't use them now I never will  keep the yellow and copper colour for next years lot. These was a cheeky bunch, Not at all scared! Well one wasn't impressed i'll post little picture of that one below haha. All a good weight none bigger or smaller which is good considering she is feeding them alone! Shows you just how important mealworms are. Anyway here is some pictures   If looks could kill
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Post by Taz on May 27, 2020 11:43:55 GMT
Awww, they are so cute. Glad to see they're all doing well though. It probably makes it a lot easier when they get a good food source close by with just the female involved.
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Post by suep on May 27, 2020 12:43:57 GMT
Really cute, so glad doing so well.
Sue
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Post by sammi on May 27, 2020 12:58:49 GMT
Beautiful little chicks. Let's hope the silver banders stick around for a few years.🙂
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Post by karenupnorth on May 27, 2020 21:57:52 GMT
Awe sweet little one, wish we could tell if they were male or female.
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Bye birdies have a long safe life.
I just hope one year I get a nest by one 
keep the yellow and copper colour for next years lot. 