blue tits

[iworkwhippets 12,690]

opened my lounge door this morning, to find a blue tit hanging onto a nest box i put up for them last year, bit early innit, deffo showing interest, as it had nesting materiall in its beak

[paulus 26]

11 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said:

opened my lounge door this morning, to find a blue tit hanging onto a nest box i put up for them last year, bit early innit, deffo showing interest, as it had nesting materiall in its beak

Probably looking for spiders 

[YOKEL 2,288]

1 hour ago, paulus said:

Probably looking for spiders 

Or big cats!

Yokel

[gnipper 6,531]

They've been collecting nesting material up here for a bit now.

[Greyman 28,904]

Have seen wood pigeons going at it hammer and tong magpies with mouthfuls of twigs and jackdaws taking stuff down chimneys in the last week as it’s warmed up think they may be having a false start as we are meant to be having an artic blast in early feb

[paulus 26]

48 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Have seen wood pigeons going at it hammer and tong magpies with mouthfuls of twigs and jackdaws taking stuff down chimneys in the last week as it’s warmed up think they may be having a false start as we are meant to be having an artic blast in early feb

I can remember as a kid having a load of Gloucester canaries on eggs and with young, one April. we had a two week cold snap of snow and sub zero temperature's, Killed the lot.  

[Greyman 28,904]

13 minutes ago, paulus said:

I can remember as a kid having a load of Gloucester canaries on eggs and with young, one April. we had a two week cold snap of snow and sub zero temperature's, Killed the lot.  

Yes it can feck things up a bit

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Must be different elsewhere as there’s no nesting of any sort happening here in Glorious Wilts ..That tit was just looking for insects I’ll wager .

[paulus 26]

Just now, Greyman said:

Yes it can feck things up a bit

We couldn't afford to heat the sheds back then and can not again now, who ever said things improve with time Lol

[paulus 26]

1 minute ago, foxdropper said:

Must be different elsewhere as there’s no nesting of any sort happening here in Glorious Wilts ..That tit was just looking for insects I’ll wager .

same here mate, The Pigeons are still sitting in the trees at the bottom of the garden each morning hoping to catch the sun as it rises before going off to feed in the afternoon, The magpies are still not collecting sticks, The only thing nesting around here are the collard doves but they nest all year round anyway. 

[Greyman 28,904]

Waters Chrystal clear at the moment in the marina and the predators are having a field day there are shoals of roach bream and perch under the boats and I’ve seen a cormorant striking under the jetty’s close up several pike strikes and the last two evenings on my last dog walk have seen an otter in the reeds left a pikes head on the grass yesterday morning pretty cool living in nature

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Rooks are at the rookeries but no sign of any nesting or courtship .They are first to herald anything here but bit early yet .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Foxes still shouting here which is a bit odd .Most years ,rutting is over by Xmas with cubs born late February .Now it will be April for some .52 days .

[paulus 26]

8 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Foxes still shouting here which is a bit odd .Most years ,rutting is over by Xmas with cubs born late February .Now it will be April for some .52 days .

Hardly surprising nature is getting mixed up Minus 10 one day and plus ten the next. 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

1 minute ago, paulus said:

Hardly surprising nature is getting mixed up Minus 10 one day and plus ten the next. 

Very mild here today .No frost this morning but going off a bit now .Out tonight on the rabbits .Hope it dosnt freeze tbh .