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Post by suep on May 2, 2023 15:12:12 GMT
Looking like it’s a possibility Matt - keeping fingers crossed  Sue |
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Post by karenupnorth on May 3, 2023 12:12:46 GMT
Be lovely for you Matt if the Sparrows choose your box |
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Post by sammi on May 3, 2023 18:21:09 GMT
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Post by matt on May 4, 2023 13:30:37 GMT
More sparrow action this morning - he brought in all sorts of stuff, including a load of what I think are field maple leaves? She then brought some stuff in too, but I think only stuff that he had taken outside to her (he would pop out of the hole with a leaf in his mouth and she would return with the leaf a few seconds later..). Anyway, definitely more action and material than I have ever seen before, although they have gone off somewhere now and not been seen for a couple of hours. Here she is amongst the leaves!  |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 4, 2023 13:53:31 GMT
Looking good Matt! Brilliant quality aswell, Don't half miss my little sparrows!  Such little characters when they nest. |
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Post by pete11 on May 4, 2023 15:07:17 GMT
Excellent pics Matt and lovely to see a sparrow nest in detail!
All looking v promising at yours.
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Post by suep on May 4, 2023 15:09:22 GMT
Fantastic picture Matt. So pleased the action seems to have geared up a notch. Will watch this one with interest.
Sue
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Post by sammi on May 5, 2023 8:32:50 GMT
I love the sparrows Matt. I hope they settle on your box. |
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Post by matt on May 5, 2023 10:20:52 GMT
I love the sparrows Matt. I hope they settle on your box. Thanks Sammi, I hope so too - but today they are nowhere to be seen! Birds eh?! Hopefully they'll be back.. it is hard to udnerstand the motivation sometimes, this pair in particular have spent ages in and around this box for the last week or so, so why would they then not commit? Or perhaps they are just having a day off.. |
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Post by sammi on May 5, 2023 14:53:57 GMT
I love the sparrows Matt. I hope they settle on your box. Thanks Sammi, I hope so too - but today they are nowhere to be seen! Birds eh?! Hopefully they'll be back.. it is hard to udnerstand the motivation sometimes, this pair in particular have spent ages in and around this box for the last week or so, so why would they then not commit? Or perhaps they are just having a day off.. I hope they are just taking a break Matt. My sparrows seemed to put an awful amount of energy chasing off the bluetits one year but didn't nest. I wonder too about their motivation sometimes. I mean why clear out a dead wasp and bee that a spider has captured and then make no attempt to nest there?  One thing for sure is that we will never know the answers   |
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 11, 2023 19:35:23 GMT
Anything become of the sparrows Matt?
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Post by matt on May 12, 2023 11:04:20 GMT
We've got babies!!!  |
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Post by matt on May 12, 2023 11:06:41 GMT
Anything become of the sparrows Matt? Still visiting every day Paul and bringing more and more material in, but then at about lunch time they stop until the next day. Maybe this is just normal but goodness me they are dragging it out!! |
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Post by suep on May 12, 2023 17:40:01 GMT
Beautiful photo of gorgeous babies. So pleased for you Matt.
Sue
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Post by Beechnut on May 12, 2023 17:47:47 GMT
Half way there then Matt - great photos.
Hope they all hatch, there seems to be several large clutches of BTs this year.
Anyone else on here got GTs? We don't seem to have the numbers that we had before my lean years!
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Post by pete11 on May 12, 2023 21:29:46 GMT
Excellent news Matt - how exciting!
Hopefully the abundance of green caterpillars that I've seen here, and I think Paul is seeing with his, will apply to your local area too.
Fingers crossed for those chicks.
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Post by matt on May 13, 2023 7:34:58 GMT
I count 9 babies this morning and I can't see the 10th egg - so either baby or egg is still there somewhere, hopefully. Dad is back on the scene, which is great because I hadn't seen much of him during incubation, and both parents have found the mealworms - although they seem to be feeding more of the green caterpillars for the moment and eating the mealworms themselves. That will change I am sure.  |
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Post by suep on May 13, 2023 7:49:33 GMT
Absolutely superb Matt. Don’t think my parents have found the mealworms yet - either that or they are ignoring them. Seem to be finding enough food though so that’s all that matters. So strange to see a nest without much in the way of soft material but they look cosy so your mum obviously has decided to be a trend setter.
Sue
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Post by Beechnut on May 13, 2023 8:42:07 GMT
What a great sight Matt - a nest jam packed with baby birds ......... I wish!!!
Hope all keeps going well for you.
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Post by pete11 on May 13, 2023 9:08:09 GMT
Fab photo Matt. Keep them coming!
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Post by WildlifePaul on May 13, 2023 9:35:17 GMT
Lovely picture Matt,
Plenty of caterpillars coming in here aswell, I don't know if ours are simply ignoring the mealworms but nature food seems plenty right now
I am sure when they are more demanding they start on the mealworms
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Post by benn on May 13, 2023 10:33:00 GMT
Great Matt. I think they prefer the green caterpillars, must be more nutritious.
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Post by karenupnorth on May 13, 2023 11:08:16 GMT
Lovely pics Matt, great to hear there is plenty of natural food about too. Look forward to seeing them grow.
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Post by matt on May 18, 2023 8:29:35 GMT
Sorry for so few updates, keep having to go away for work which is really annoying!! News is that all 10 are hatched and doing well. Both mum and dad are very attentive - having an attnetive dad is a first for my broods so that is great. They have also found and are enjoying the mealworms. Less good news on the sparrows, who seem to be spending less time looking at the box now despite having been in and out constantly for a month and almost filling it with nesting material! We'll see.. but it is getting a bit late? Here are the babies as of this morning - can just about count the 10 beaks!  |
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Post by suep on May 18, 2023 9:20:42 GMT
So pleased all going well with the chicks Matt. Shame the sparrows don’t seem to be playing ball but at least you have this lovely nest to watch.
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One thing for sure is that we will never know the answers 
