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Yes, Jane it was a good to catch up again.
Slightly raining here but not really cold.
Question, how close can you put bird boxes.?

Foggy, it is lovely. I think it doesn't always matter how close they are but make sure that the cats can't lie in wait for the fledglings when they first fly. Somebody may know the answer to this but I think the birds preder the box to be facing a certain direction but not sure if it is North or South.

Thank you Ann,

Its the first time I have ever put a box up for birds, feed them all the year but never put up a box, so don't know whats what.

Foggy just google 'Where to site a bird box' Lots of info there.

Many thanks.

We have a box that is hidden in amongst a lot of branches.The previous owners must have have put it up.We did have Blue Tits that nested in it for several years,but next doors cat was always climbing up the branches to investigate :-S.It hasn't been used now for a few years and we can't get to it to take it down and clean it as it is almost hidden .
Good luck Foggy.I hope you soon have a little family in your nesting box.Keep that Camera handy :-D :-D.We will all be waiting in anticipation ;-)

Hi Foggy~~

Where is the picture page you've put this 5 star bird box .? ;-)

On a blog or GR , if GR where is it please ?

Interested ...cos I want to put one up ..we don't have a large tree in our garden, neighbours below do, which overhangs ours , but other neighbours cats often scale it :-) One cat was stalking 2 magpies a while back, but they stood their ground and stalked him..he eventually retreated down the tree. :-)

It's on GR Photos and video.It;s a cracker :-D :-D

Foggy your bird box is it's brilliant :-) :-) :-)

When are you going to start taking orders :-D :-D :-D

Where do I find GR Photos please ?

It's not on my home page .

SparklingSandie if you hold your pointer over Community top right you get a drop down list, photographs videos is at the bottom of this list.
x

FOGGYYYYY....l want one please, its great:)

Make sure its not facing the sun and out of draughts:)

Not been on here in ages......must look back and see whats been happening:)
jude xx
Thanks Lesley:)

http://www.handykam.com/Camera-bird-boxes/siting-a-nest-box-and-bird-box.html

Hello everyone:)

Just done a quick catch up.

There are a few more photo's on the blog from a week or so ago:)

We get the Buzzards and a Sparrow hawk but no kites.
To day we had 2 Starlings....rarely see them now.
l forgot to do the bird watch in January, shame about the Starlings, l wonder why they're are less....maybe to do with the bird desease??
A Greenfinch popped in the other day to, he did'nt stay long though:(

Lesley ..... any photos of the duck and ducklings yet:)

jude



Wend...how sad to find those 2 blackbirds

Hi,

Yes the birds are blue tits, looked on google.
I have room for another box so will make one like a log cabin this time.

Thank you Lesley for that info re GR photos. :-) :-)

Beautiful bird box Foggy, lovely design so natural,hope you get some nesting in there soon.

Sandie.x

Foggy I think you are going to be hooked on the birds now.(the feathered ones I mean) ;-) ;-)
Hi Jude.Will have a look at the blog.I haven't looked for a little while.Does Foggy know about the blog?

Hi Jude no photographs of the ducks yet, Hubby says he sees Mrs Duck on the nest every morning when he gets up at 6am but by the time I get up shes gone walk about and you can't see the eggs now as they are covered in leaves, ducks sit on their eggs for about a month and very soon after the last one has hatched they are off, so I am hoping that I will be at home on the day they hatch so I can take pictures at different stages of hatching. x

Morning everyone ;-)

Lesley that would be great if you could, do you have my blog details??

Foggy....do you have the details too....you really ought to sell those bird boxes they are brill ;-)

jude:) x ;-) :-P

Nudge for Barbara:)

Jude :-)

Jude no I don't have your blog details, is it on GR?