We put an old bird box up last autumn, not really expecting it to be used to be honest, and the other day I spotted a tit of some kind (Great tit I think) popping in. Since then there's been a lot more visits noted by both of us and this morning I saw food (Caterpillars) being carried in and from the back door I could hear chicks cheeping as they were fed!
The box is only 10ft from the kitchen window, so I'm trying to stay away as much as possible, but it's tricky. The lawn can wait a week or two now....
😀
Awww. Shweeeet.
awww why does that **** have to happen 🙁
Show us your tits!
I love tits!
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you sound like my mam!
Congratulations 🙂
Kevevs - Member
you sound like my mam!
I do? Crikey.
If you can, try and get some small (live) mealworms from a pet shop. we did it last year and was really suprised how many other birds were nesting nearby which we didn't know about.
We put a box up about 4 years ago and we've had nothing! Might move it further away from the house.... its a Habitat one as well. Some birds have no taste!
no pfft!. Poddy does! She's got birdboxes in the garden, and sits in the conservatory eyeing 'em up. Got books and lists and all sorts!
try and get some small (live) mealworms from a pet shop....
A word of advice. Don't drunkenly mistake one for a bit of a twiglet 😳
but great news about the nest.:)
We put up a nest box and think we may have had some 'Tits' nesting but a sparrow hawk picked one of them off last weekend. He sat for about 15minutes and then just swooped. Was quite awesome to see.
PeterPoddy to Kevevs:
'Come in Kevevs yer teas ready and have you got clean pants on and why's your room still a mess? There'll be no Oedipus action for you young man if you don't buck your ideas up....'
Something like that? 🙂
Ha.
That reminds me.
There's this programme that the wife likes about money saving tips around the household. Usually it's just average bints telling you to save your jars or make pillow case out of mouldy curtains.
Subtitles were on as I'm deaf sometimes and I was watching it with her and we went to see a little old lady to get her tips.
The presenter said, "This is Joyce, she has some fantastic tips"...the subtitles were "This is Joyce, she has some fantastic tits".
I laughed for ages...although my wife didn't find it as funny.
How come everyone else can type what type of bird it is and I can't? Odd.
That is a very interesting question PP 🙂
I'm deaf sometimes
What, really?
Nothing quite like unexpectedly seeing tits and a bird's box in your garden.
very lucky to have these nesting in your garden
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I think perhaps "tit" (singular) is censored but "tits" (plural) isn't.
very lucky to have these nesting in your garden
The one on the left looks like he's got a gun.
We had titmice in the garden (correct name) last year, it was so exciting.
DavyBoyWonder -
Make sure the box is facing North, or at least out of the sun, those little chicks will end up roasted otherwise, and there's no meat on them at that age 🙂We put a box up about 4 years ago and we've had nothing! Might move it further away from the house.... its a Habitat one as well. Some birds have no taste!
Booobies!!!
Working at home today and managed to get a few pics of the parents carring food in. Still lots of (now louder) cheeping from within each time! 🙂
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Working at home today
And why is that, Peter? 😉
Becasue I can. And I do a couple of days a week anyway.....
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a tit earlier?
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Lovely picture, but you need some bargeboard to tidy up those ends on the featheredge roof.
To be honest I'm surprised the tits were prepared to move in.
Gee thanks. Way to make a guy feel better.... 🙁
😉
(Nice ttitt,btw)
but you need some bargeboard to tidy up those ends on the feather edge roof.
To be honest I'm surprised the tits were prepared to move in.
Roof is newish, it's a flat roof. Looks fine to me. 🙂 What's bargeboard?
I was very surprised they moved in myself as we only put it up last autumn.
it's a flat roof.
No the pitched roof to Mr & Mrs Tits house.
Bargeboard =
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Nothing that fancy obviously.
Couple more:
They come and sit on the (Neighbours!!) fence to have a look round before they go inside.
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Sometimes in a comedy manner....
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And of course there's the toilet to clean out!
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No the pitched roof to Mr & Mrs Tits house.
Durrrrrrr. Me thicko sorry. 😳
Still need to colour coordinate the drain pipes though PP.
Hows the ankle?
Come on Pete; start a thread about yer ankle cos yer feeling down and are looking for a bit of sympathy, then we can all come and be incredibly heartless, insensitive and cruel, and turn it all into something for our amusement instead. 🙂
WCA - Not so bad now. Less pain. Crutches are a pain though.
Elfin - I'm embarrased.... 😳
I agree elfin
How about you start a thread explaining how you've become so fat that you broke your seatpost Elfie ?
No go on Pete; it'll be well funny!
Ernie; I really don't think the general public need to know about my incredible expanding gut.
Actually I've toned up a bit recently. Got heavier mind. I will still kick your arse up any hill though, Grizzlyface.
Even with a bike with a shopping basket on't front.
And sandals on.
I will still kick your arse up any hill though
How would you know ? You don't do any of that 'cycling up steep hills' stuff, do you ?
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Yeah right.........so your seatpost snapped 'cause of all the punishment you were giving your bike - all them big ****-off kerbs what you get in Central London ?