Bluetit Diary    Feb 2009 (7)

 

 

Saturday 21st February (part2)

It is now a quarter to four in the afternoon and Bella is going into the nest box again.

That looks like she is carrying something green.

Yes, she has a beakful of moss.  Quite a good one in fact.

She throws it down onto the floor of the nest box.

Here she is a couple of minutes later with another beakful.

Steady on Bella, the sun might be shining but it's very early to be thinking of building a nest.  Leave it for a few weeks yet!

Just over an hour later she is back with another batch.  Whatever Bertie said to her earlier must have given her ideas!

This really is a big one!

Getting ready to throw ...

... and with a flick of her head she throws the moss down on the floor.

For a short while she seems to be admiring her handiwork ...

... before she departs.

That was the last time she visited the box today.