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10th March 2006 |
10th March 2006 |
21st March 2006 |
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The first captured image for this season |
First picture of the potential nesters |
Checking out the box with outspread wings |
Fingers crossed that this box will be used. |
23rd March 2006 |
23rd March 2006 |
28th March 2006 |
28th March 2006 |
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It's still only 3 degrees outside, but this is no deterrent to nest building. |
Cold, wet and windy, all day. Maybe this is the best place to be! |
This must be better than roosting outside. |
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30 March 2006 |
2nd April 2006 |
6th April 2006 |
9th April 2006 |
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Settling down for the night at 19:34. |
The nest looks virtually complete ... |
... but still the material comes in! |
The nest is away from the entrance. |
Birds are like human parents, i.e. some are better than others, so it can be quite stressful when you have a bird box camera. You soon become very concerned about the birds' welfare when the box is unoccupied for long periods. This not paranoia; those who have bird box cameras will all agree with this!
Click on any of the individual images below for a much larger view.
16th April 2006 |
25th April 2006 |
26th April 2006 |
27th April 2006 |
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This is how to |
the first two eggs |
three eggs |
four eggs |
28th April 2006 |
30th April 2006 |
1st May 2006 |
1st May 2006 |
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Breakfast in bed |
seven eggs |
eight eggs |
More food for mum from an attentive dad |
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5th May 2006:- Now that the eggs are all laid it's incubation time. Mum will stay in the nest keeping the eggs warm whilst dad will (hopefully) bring her food every now and again! This is a good time to be thinking of ordering some mini mealworms for when the chicks are born. Last year they were able to swallow mini mealworms from the outset, whereas the standard mealworms are initially just too big. Based on past experience, the first chicks will hatch on about 15th May. |
| Go to the next page - The first pictures of the chicks |
| Sparrow terrace
- build a bird box for up to 3 pairs of house sparrows |
| Sparrow terrace - the cutting plan
| | Building a wildlife pond
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