Bluetit Diary    Dec 2006 (8)

 

 

Wednesday 20th December (part3)

Twenty minutes later the great tit is back in the nest box.

It obviously feels at home here.  It has settled down and is preening itself.

Suddenly, it freezes.  What's up now?

It's a starling on the roof.  At least the nest box hole is too small for a starling to get inside.

I think he now realises that the starling has gone ...

... and so he settles down to preening again.  I always wondered was he found to do for 20 minutes inside the nest box!

He pops up to the hole to view the world.

Suddenly, something startles him.

Back into defensive mode.  It must be the bluetit rather than a starling this time!

And it is!

He takes a good look ...

... and departs.