Two little hungry beaks!!
Beautiful!!
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Beautiful!!
Wow! Could there be any more dirt in that engine compartment?
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I think the engine compartment was the "home" of many little critters for the last 20 years.
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Its Suki that makes it look goodHey, I love your new avatar. It shows you and Suki !
Ben02
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Is it true that if a bird feels threatened or disturbed to often that they will flee the nest and abandon the eggs?
Also what camera do you use Linda?
Ben02
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Is that the fresh prince of bel-air AKA Will Smith?
Yes it is good for recycling. My problem is I don't really like shopping online either. I do like being able to go to a department store and seeing first hand what I'm shopping for. But manytimes I do find something that I've put off buying, because of more important things needed, in a thrift shop. I can't refuse because it's exactly what I needed too cheap to say no.
That's even better then taking time to smell the roses.
Yes they will and the eggs or chicks will die unless someone can handrear them and that isn't easy because fright often kills chicks.
They say that if you find a baby bird you should just leave it and watch for a while unless it is in immediate danger. If it is in danger maybe put it in a nearby tree or bush but then leave it or the parents won't feed it. The RSPB website usually has good advice on nests and chicks.
It really makes me mad that the council and many people decide to wait until the nesting season to cut hedges or trees. They are supposed to check for nests but I don't think that happens much.
How's the exams going?
Ben02
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We had a bird box in the garden once but we noticed there wasn’t any thing coming in or out so we looked inside, all three chicks had died so I don’t know If the mother bird was scared off.
1 exam gone, 18 to go. However we only have to come in for the exams and go home afterwards so I guess that’s a bonus
1 exam gone, 18 to go
. However we only have to come in for the exams and go home afterwards so I guess that’s a bonus
That's sad, maybe a cat had her or she couldn't get enough food.We had a bird box in the garden once but we noticed there wasn’t any thing coming in or out so we looked inside, all three chicks had died so I don’t know If the mother bird was scared off.
1 exam gone, 18 to go
I don't envy you - when is your first written exam?
Are you able to go in to school for revision sessions?
Ben02
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Yeah maybe, they were quite well developed and had quite a lot of feathers which is a shame. Getting them out was not a pleasant experience and I won’t go into any gruesome details
.So on Monday I’ve got my computer science exam and my religious studies exam which are both written. Then after half term I have my history exam (I love history!!!) and sciences. Also maths and English exams which I’m dreading and you have to retake them if you fail
. Even if I fail maths or English, I can still get in to my college and do animal management but less sessions which is fine but I’ll try my hardest to pass. Starting an hour before each exam there is a study session where the teacher does a bit of last minute cramming knowledge. Wow that’s along post for me
Yes, definitely. We try to do as little around the nestbox as possible.
The camera is builtin in to the nestbox (GardenNature) and has a wireless transmitter. The receiver is plugged into the tv in our living room. I just snap pictures of the screen as it’s too much hassle to unplug it and plug it into something that can record.
I do know you can scare the babies out of the nest early. But I've been told that it is a myth that if you touch the babies and put them them back in the nest the parents WON'T take care of them. The parents will even continue to take care of them after they leave the nest. The problem is finding the nest and getting them back in it. In other words I don't think your family frightened the parents away. It's a really hard call to make on rescuing or not. Lyn W made the right and beautiful decision. If I had taken the baby robin into my home it would have been wrong. I kept finding him in places in my yard and he was somewhat protected by sheltering under things. The following year there was a full grown robin singing with my pet zebra finches again outside their window. Then that year I found a nest of robins in my neighbors tree. I got to see baby robins before they got their adult colors. I'm pretty sure it was him because he always liked singing with my pet birds.
Last year all the hatchlings died in our nestbox. They hatched at the start of that really cold wet period before the heatwave started ... and Dad disappeared... so basically I think they starved
Very sad, but not uncommon for an entire brood to fail. Make sure you sleep properly and have a good breakfast. It makes all the difference. Good luck [emoji256]1 exam gone, 18 to go
Sure !
Ben02
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It must be so interesting to watch at feeding time
