Bluetit Diary    Mar 2005 (14)

 

 

Saturday 19th March (part4)

9:43:30  By now the male seems to have recovered and is looking his old cuddly self.

9:43:31  After a few more seconds, the female hops back down on the the entrance hole ...

9:43:33  ... and re-enters the box.

9:43:36  However, this time it's business as usual - the male leves in a hurry and the female is alone in the box.

9:43:38  Well, perhaps not quite business as usual.  This time he turns as he leaves the box and perches again on the entrance hole ...

9:43:40  ... so that when the female follows him, she almost knocks him off his perch!

This whole sequence from the time the male first enters the box until the box is empty again, took just 36 seconds!  How's that for efficiency!!