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New tits
03. Apr 2011 at 12:58

For the past 10 years or so, my birdbox has consistently been the birthplace of blue tit families. Over the winter, I installed a video camera inside and, this morning, the first nesting material was taken in by.... a great tit. Shocked

Fascinating to watch them flap their wings and do a sort of dance to get the material to intertwine (at least I think that's the purpose of their actions Huh

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Looking forward to seeing the eggs and then the chicks. Thumbs Up!

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Re: New tits
Reply #1 - 03. Apr 2011 at 13:36

My dad did this a couple of years ago. A couple of blue tits nested in the box and we watched then build the nest, look after the eggs, nurse the chicks and counted them out as they flew the nest. All of them made it out of the box, although the "runt" of the litter was well behind the stronger ones.

It was fascinating to watch day by day, but became a bore when he started taking his "blue tit DVD" everywhere. Grin

How are you lighting the box?

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Varche Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3860 Andalucia, Spain Gender: Drives: 97 pre mini facelift 3 litre auto RHD Elite saloon and a 2000 Ford Ka !	Re: New tits Reply #2 - 03. Apr 2011 at 13:56 We have a pair of great tits that nest every year in an old ceramic water carrier (only one entrance - the spout!). Last year we watched them fly and the runt actually landed on Mrs Varche's head before continuing its journey. A camera watching inside must be fascinating.
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cleggy Intermediate Member Offline Noli Illigitemi Carborundum Posts: 431 Nottingham Gender: Drives: Omega 2001 2.6 V6 CD Estate	Re: New tits Reply #3 - 03. Apr 2011 at 13:58 Great, any chance of posting a video of the progess?
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Desperate Den Omega King Offline Posts: 11881	Re: New tits Reply #4 - 03. Apr 2011 at 14:36 Well done Nick it's always nice to see the new recruits. As an aside, the fragrant mother of an old girlfriend used to refer to these divine little birds as teats.
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Re: New tits
Reply #5 - 03. Apr 2011 at 15:31

Kevin Wood wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 13:36:

My dad did this a couple of years ago. A couple of blue tits nested in the box and we watched then build the nest, look after the eggs, nurse the chicks and counted them out as they flew the nest. All of them made it out of the box, although the "runt" of the litter was well behind the stronger ones.

It was fascinating to watch day by day, but became a bore when he started taking his "blue tit DVD" everywhere. Grin

How are you lighting the box?

Kevin

The camera has infra-red LEDs. Thumbs Up!

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Nickbat Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7167 London NW7 Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6CD Auto	Re: New tits Reply #6 - 03. Apr 2011 at 15:32 cleggy wrote on 03. Apr 2011 at 13:58: Great, any chance of posting a video of the progess? Unfortunately, due to the location of the box, the cable only goes to the kitchen TV (without a recorder attached) and my PC is on the other side of the house. I'll look into it, though.
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TiggerHayes Senior Member Offline Posts: 540 West Dorset Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5 V6 CDX AUTO LPG	Re: New tits Reply #7 - 03. Apr 2011 at 15:45 My neighbour has one of these boxs with a camera ( and infra red) and they have Bluetits nesting as well! I think they're a great idea and brilliant for kids!!
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Darth Loo-knee Moderator Offline "If you only knew how much he likes Backsides!" Posts: 20248 Stoke-on-Trent Gender: Drives: An Omega in the Pipeline.....	Re: New tits Reply #8 - 03. Apr 2011 at 16:08 I would love to see that to Nick. Get your finger out
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