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Hi Jude,

although I do feed the birds I don't really know anything about them, so a look at your blog pages would be great.
Like Lesley, I don't have the details either.

Thanks.

Foggy ..... now that you have these brilliant nesting boxes you'll gonna have to learn summit. Get yourself a pair of Bino's:))

jude ;-)

Have you managed to get a photo of your little bird Foggy. Although you won't want to disturb it or it will leave the nesting box.

Foggy....and a bird book:...:-D

Morning Ann :-)

jude x

Afternoon Jude, sorry missed you there. Yes a good bird book is a must Foggy. We seem to be very short of birds in the garden at the moment, I think they have all gone into hibernation.

Foggy, your bird house is lovely :-D I hope you get some guests.

I thought we had had a murder in the garden this afternoon.Lot of feathers and bits all over the lawn.I thought one of the Wood Pigeons had been got ,but it was in fact a nest.All lined with little white feathers and twigs :-SI bet it was the blooming Magpie that had pulled it out of the hedge.

Hi, Jane, Jude, Ann and Island,

I have blue tits in my bird box, he or she has been back and forth since i have been home around 3PM.
I have been unable to get a photo as it flys in and out so fast but will keep trying,

A very tasteful bird-box may I say Foggy - I'm impressed :-D It'll be both of them whizzing in and out building the nest. Make sure you have your camera ready when the offspring leave the nest - it is a sight to behold!

Hello Wend,

I wouldn't be able to tell which is a he or a she,..LOL.
It flies in and out so fast.

Be patient Foggy. :-D.That's great you already have Blue Tits nesting.They know a good place when they see one :-D :-D.Posh Box.They all be making bookings for next year lol
Just keep the camera handy and I bet you will get a good snap.

Oh for goodness sake Foggy....surely you have a video thingie on it?? ;-) :-)

Jane....l knew l did'nt like Magpies!!! Hope nothing has happened to eggs etc!!

We have'nt had anything nest in ours, but then it was in the wrong place.....so you did better than me, it needs replacing now :-(


jude

The ruddy magpies drive me barmy - they fly around my garden looking for nests to sabotage and take eggs and newly hatched chicks from :-(

Going back to the baby blue-tits leaving the nest - I remember sitting outside for ages once with my camera waiting for them to leave. I knew it was about to happen as the parents fly around outside tweeting excitedly trying to coax them out. Anyway, the doorbell rang and I rather impatiently went to answer the door. It was a man who'd come to repair our car radio. I hurriedly gave him the car keys and said 'Sorry, I've got to go back into the garden - I'm waiting for some baby tits to come out'. He looked at me askance and said 'Excuse me?'

Hello Everybody :-)
Hope you are all okay.
A Easter Wish For You All

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To keep in touch with friends
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And joy that never ends.
That's why this brings a warm "hello"
Especially for you
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For a happy Springtime too.
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<3 Shaun ;-)

:-D :-D :-D Wend, poor man!!!

Thank you Shaun that is lovely. I hope that you have a pain free peaceful Easter.

Missed opportunities!!! You will not believe this :-D This morning I was in the bedroom sorting out a seam on a shirt I was wearing that was prickling my neck (as you do), had just re-dressed and turned round to go out of the room. Idly glanced out of the window as a Heron came into my sight. Believe it or not it landed on the post next to our bird table which is roughly 8-10 feet from our back conservatory door, it then had a good look for available ponds. My camera was in its case in the cupboard next to me, by the time I had got it out and switched it on the bird took off,did a circle, landed on first one roof, had another good look round - no ponds here as far as I know,- circled again and flew off. Twice I tried to photograph it but the camera wouldn't focus as it was picking up too much sky. I finally took a photo of this dot flying off in the distance. Waited but it didn't come back. Beautiful bird though, I so wish I'd had the camera out of its case already. :-(

So that Jude sees my near miss with the Heron :-( :-(

Got it Ann....just seen this post from you. Wow that could have been such a brill photo too...wear your camera round your neck in future...lol

Thank you though.
Will add it to my blog asap :-)

jude

We have a quarterly village magazine and a lady from our village always writes in it about birds, this time she has written about the gold crest (plus other birds) she said this spring is the first time she has ever seen let alone had them feeding in her garden, I've never seen them, I'll have to find out what she feeds them on to see if I can attract some. Has anyone else seen or got gold crest feeding in their garden

I wish Lesley, no unfortunately. Let us know what she feeds them on.