Posted in Nest Boxes on May 12th, 2008 No Comments »
We have one or two nest boxes and it’s good to see that they are being used again. don’t know which bird is using this nest box though.
Some small bird has bitten off more than it can manage with this large piece of nest material
Look at this small bird having a rest from nest building
Have [...]
Posted in Nest Boxes on Mar 22nd, 2008 5 Comments »
I’m thinking of saving up and getting a bird box with a camera - for next year.
If you have a bird box with a camera that you are using this bird nesting season and have any advice or can recommend one please let me know.
Thanks. Trisha
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Mar 18th, 2008 No Comments »
We want to help the barn owls. The year 2006 was a bad year for Barn Owls. This is one reason why in 2007 we put up a barn owl nest box.
In June 2007 there was movement in the nest box and we thought there was an owl there. We were over the moon. We were [...]
Posted in Nest Boxes on Feb 17th, 2008 No Comments »
This nest box has been attacked -
I do not know what type of wood the nest box is made of but it is thinner than the usual nest boxes that I buy.
Woodpeckers drill an entrance with their chisel beak.
I think that is what has happened in the photo above.
It’s a case of bird trying to eat [...]
Posted in Nest Boxes on Feb 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Have just heard that in Lancashire there are already blue tits and great tits using nest boxes.
I haven’t noticed any action in our nest boxes here, but the bird food is going down well every day and there is a lot of activity at my feeders.
Posted in Nest Boxes on Jan 4th, 2008 2 Comments »
Many species of birds come into gardens in winter to feed, but in some gardens they cannot stay and nest because there isn’t anywhere suitable for them to nest. A good idea is to put up nest boxes.
Modern houses are built without any of the nooks and crannies under the eaves in which birds nest. This is one [...]
