Simviation Forum - Blue tits....

Jun 14^th, 2005 at 8:42am

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Well after trying to encourage birds to nest in our garden for years a pair finally did and the wee birds took off just a day before my 18th birthday. (i.e yesterday!).
I was restrained from taking pics, incase I scared them off - so I only have the one taken two days before they flew.

The first shows the box with the anti-cat protection installed! the thorns are an inch long on that burborous The little local horrors caused much distress up until we intervened. Wink

The others are self explanatory. Grin

For those wanting to know what a blue tit is here is some info.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/248.shtml

I later found out when reading up on them that only 1 out of those gorgeous faces is only going to survive. Cry

I'd have taken some as pets (they were perfectly tame and totally unafraid of people and we could stroke their beaks through the hole).

They came back later in the day and one of the babies landed on the window inches from us - it was like a goodbye from them all!

Hope you enjoyed them.

Ben

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Reply #1 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 9:11am

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Very nice Ben. Wink

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the wee birds took off just a day before my 18th birthday. (i.e yesterday!).

You kept quiet about that. Congratulations & Happy Birthday. Have a good one. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 9:58am

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Very nice Ben. Wink

You kept quiet about that. Congratulations & Happy Birthday. Have a good one. Wink

Maybe I should rephrase that. I meant they flew the nest yesterday. Today is my birthday - I did yell in the cafe - perhaps you had forgotten your hearing aid... Wink

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Reply #3 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 10:39am

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Awwwwww..... Grin

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Reply #4 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 11:05am

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I later found out when reading up on them that only 1 out of those gorgeous faces is only going to survive.

Is that statistically? Or their method of reproduction?

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Reply #5 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 12:15pm

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Is that statistically? Or their method of reproduction?

No, it's breakfast.

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Reply #6 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 12:17pm

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No, it's breakfast.

Meow! Err...I mean...yup.

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Reply #7 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 1:35pm

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Blue tits....

Unfair.

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Reply #8 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 1:39pm

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Unfair.

There are always those around who will say it. I guess Foz would have only picked it up if you hadn't. Roll Eyes

P.S I captured a couple more today of some of them. I'll post them later.

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Reply #9 - Jun 15^th, 2005 at 10:47am

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Not the best of quality, but that's themn. I've only been able to count five. So I guess two have died already.

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Reply #10 - Jun 15^th, 2005 at 11:48am

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Stealthy as a ninja.. Grin

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