This morning the pair of Blue Tits which had nested in the green nest box were very busy feeding their chicks. The chicks hatched on Saturday morning and for the next two weeks the adults will be very busy making hundreds of trips around the garden looking for caterpillars to feed the eight youngsters.
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| Mum off on another caterpillar hunt |
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| Not singing just very hungry! |
The new bird hide is almost complete and just needs a few finishing touches to it. Just ten minutes this morning spent watching produced some good close views of our school garden birds. The first birds seen this morning were a pair of House Sparrows feeding on the seed. Then a Woodpigeon dropped in..........
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| The bird watching hide |
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| House Sparrows feeding at close range |
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| If the Pigeon is here it is not eating anything else |
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Over the weekend the class beds were also numbered. There are a few more to do but most of them are now numbered
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| Class Plot 3 |
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| Close up detail Plot 3 |
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The Wheat, Barley and Oats are surviving and have now germinated successfully and growing well and it seems that the third effort to exclude the pigeons has worked. They are however still pulling up the onions but the Blackbirds may be culprits here. More netting over the weekend!
An interesting Digger Wasp was discovered this morning and hopefully the next blog will name the insect.
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