| Re: Blue Tits nesting diary 2006
Turned the camera on yesterday and could hardly believe the progress which had been made - almost complete.
However, whilst sitting down in the evening - Sat - I noticed the telltale movement of a sparrowhawk out of the corner of my eye, and saw it make its way into a conifer in a neighbouring garden (I think it was maybe trying to work out how to get at a blackbird's nest deep into the tree). Having failed with this exercise it took flight and landed on the corner of our greenhouse. Fascinated by its activity we watched it for some time, noticing how very quiet this normally noisy (in bird terms) neck of the woods had become. In a flash it swooped behind some laurels and reappeared with its prey which it removed to thicker grass next door and began to devour. We can't quite make out what has perished, but are keeping our fingers crossed that it isn't our nest builder (it didn't roost in the nesting box last night, as it has done previously). We'll be watching the box today for signs of activity.
How potentially fragile life is in the natural world.  |