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Post by starling78 on Apr 15, 2023 15:29:10 GMT
Got home from work to find the second female is now building in the nest box they were checking out this morning, lots of moss going in  |
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Post by springtime 66 on Apr 15, 2023 15:32:42 GMT
Wow that sounds great
Good luck on both boxes
I know the feeling well with no camera and no nest
Thanks for the encourage and hope
Look forward to following the posts 😊
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Post by suep on Apr 15, 2023 16:01:22 GMT
Got home from work to find the second female is now building in the nest box they were checking out this morning, lots of moss going in Really good news , look forward to hearing your updates. Sue |
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Post by starling78 on Apr 17, 2023 7:10:49 GMT
A little snippet of the starling turning her eggs this morning: on the bluetit front the second female is now lining her nest with soft material so the nest should be nearly completed, I think the first is already on eggs but how many is anyone's guess! although she is not happy by this arrangement as she saw them mating in my maple tree yesterday and angrily drove the second female away who went straight back into her box with the first female in hot pursuit, at one point I thought she was going to enter but luckily she just sat on the roof protesting a bit before giving up!  |
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Post by pete11 on Apr 17, 2023 7:31:06 GMT
Wow, high drama in the garden! Blue tit EastEnders Great to see more starling moments, too. You're having quite a season! |
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Post by suep on Apr 17, 2023 9:39:39 GMT
Wow, exciting times at yours. So hope they all settle down and you get plenty of eggs.
Sue
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Post by starling78 on Apr 17, 2023 17:06:50 GMT
Thanks I feel very lucky to have 2 bluetit nests this year, not in camera boxes but hey ho, they seemed to have favoured boxes higher up on the house wall rather than lower down boxes on fences. The second female has chose a box that I only put up last year just under the eaves but it was put up late in the season, coincidentally the first female had originally chose this box and had cleaned all the poo out from a winter rooster early on in the year before going on to nest in the one round the corner of the house! |
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Post by springtime 66 on Apr 20, 2023 5:42:37 GMT
What stage are your blue tits at Pete is it all going well
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Post by starling78 on Apr 20, 2023 9:27:15 GMT
Not much to report here, starling still incubating her eggs, haven't seen any activity on the camera from my green triangle box with the first bluetit but I guess she is just incubating now and the nest hole is a bit far from the camera for it to notice movement so I'll need to be watching it at the right time, the second female is still going to the other box more regularly maybe she has a couple of eggs so not quite ready to settle down yet. I also have a couple of boxes down at my allotment but I don't know if they have any takers yet, I'll pop down there in a bit as I need to plant some seeds and have a look |
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