Bluetit Diary    Jan 2008 (5)

 

 

Saturday 12th January (part2)

Nothing happened for the next few seconds - it was a sort of stalemate I suppose.

13:26:57
The OB appears to be getting more used to the displays now ...  

13:26:57
 ... although the IB is still keeping up it's "Keep Out" messages!

13:26:58
Suddenly the OB gets fed up and leaves - this was the last shot if it before it departed.

13:26:58
The IB immediately turns towards more mundane matters ...

13:26:59
 ... like picking up another wood shaving - presumably as a prelude to removing it!

13:27:01
However, a couple of seconds later, the OB has returned for another sneaky look.

The IB hasn't noticed yet!

13:27:01
Now it has!  You can imagine what's going on in its tiny head,  "What's going on now - is that wretch back again?"

13:27:02
Again, it looks at though the OB has been startled off its perch and ends up flying up to the roof of the box.

13:27:02
The IB has clearly had enough.  It flies up to the entrance hole making an enormous fuss!

13:27:03
Here you can see the IB still protesting vigorously as the OB watches from the safely of the roof.

 

13:27:03
You can see that the IB is still in full defence of territory mode.

They stay like this for some time!

13:27:10
Here the IB is looking up at the top of the nest box, presumably because of the noise the OB is making on the roof.

13:27:23
Finally, the OB flies off again and here you can see the IB looking straight out of the box.

"Good riddance!"

The IB left the box shortly after.