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Intruders and building frenzies

Mar 31st, 2008 by Chris

Perhaps it was the warmer weather, but yesterday was a very busy day in the Blue Tit Big Brother house.

It started rather ominously when a character who was very definatley neither Buzz nor Karma was spotted in the box. This was a great tit—much bigger than the blue tits, and clearly able to put a lot more force behind its pecks. He barely seemed to fit in the box, his tail feathers always pressed up against the wall behind him, so hopefully he’ll decide it’s not for him and let Buzz and Karma get on with things.

Perhaps spurred on by the panic of a possible usurper, B & K then set about a day of manic moss carrying. There were just a few scraps around at the start of the day, but a goodly pile by the end.

Here’s a couple of videos. Firstly some highlights from the day’s activities, starting with the visit from the great tit. For some reason the sound has got completely out of sync with the video during editing I’m afraid.

https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20080330-hilight.flv

And secondly, a ‘time lapse’ film showing the nest building up throughout the day.

https://secure.raggedstaff.net/nestwatch/20080330-timelapse.flv

The building has continued at at least the same pitch today and there is now a lot more moss in the box. It looks pretty clear that Buzz and Karma are planning on moving in.

Tags: blue tit, great tit, nest, nest box, NestCam

Posted in NestCam

One Response to “Intruders and building frenzies”

  1. on 01 Apr 2008 at 7:36 am1Josephine

    He really does look too big for the box!

    It’ll be great to see the rest of the nest building!

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