| HELP!
We built a nesting box per RSPB specn. last year and have spent weeks watching a pair build the nest and go on to lay eggs. For at least two weeks, nearer three, they have been flying in and out many hundreds of times per day with food, and the fledglings have been audible for some days now.
Here's the problem: we made the mistake of opening a window last night and it was left open with music playing, less than 10 feet from the box. We have not seen the adults since! We have sat up since 6.0 a.m. today without seeing even one of them, but the young ones are now becoming vocal and we fear they might starve. Do blue tits leave their young to it at some stage in order to coax them out or are we right to fear the worst? There appears to some activity within the box, but with no sign of the parents, we do not know what to do for the best. So far we have taken care NOT to touch the box or go anywhere near it - any suggestions? |