I have Bluetits nesting

[Jennyburton]

Hi All,

I have just joined this site, I am so excited, we have blue tits in and out of a box we put up. They have been cleaning feathers today and whizzing in and out.
The only thing that worries me is, as we have a table not too far the box, if they see us will they stop coming back?

[Mungo]

Hi and welcome to WAB -Great news about the Blue Tit nest.

[Jennyburton]

Yeah its pretty cool, Hubby has been busy making wooden bird tables. I have put up peanut holders. And taken photo's of the Blue tits from a far with a zoom lens. However I am worried that if go out in the garden they may not come back, will be scared off by us sitting out in the nice weather?

[camo]

Hi Jenny

Welcome to the site, i hope you enjoy it. One note of caution you said you are putting up nut feeders and although some people do not agree it is generally not recommended to feed whole peanuts when there is a likelihood of chicks being present. A good food for the nursing mother will be meal worms. If you want some advice on nest boxes check out member Elizabeth B she has a great link to her diary/blog.

Roy

[Pippa]

Hi Jenny welcome to WAB

Fingers crossed all goes well for your birds.

[Jenny W]

Hi welcome to WAB. If there is invertebrate food available they should go for that to feed the chicks over peanuts as invertebrates (particularly caterpillars) are the chicks natural food.

If you have peauts in a wire mesh feeder they won't be able to get whole peanuts out most of the time anyway.

Remember that supplementary feeding is often an important food source for adult birds during the summer (not just in winter), especially in years when invertebrate food is in short supply.

[Jennyburton]

Hubby is now making me a feeder to put mealworms in, i saw one on someones web site.

i will take down the nut feeder and crush all nuts up. Thanks Guys

[tameblackbirds]

welcome thats lovely hope all goes well

[daffy66]

they shouldnt be scared off by you being in the garden.if youre away from the nest theyll just go about their business as usual.
welcome to wab.
john

[Jennyburton]

Thanks !

I am watching them this morning, Mr & Mrs are makin out in the tree.... I feel like a perv

I must get some house work started