We haven't had any luck with bird boxes on our fence posts, I suspect they're not high enough. We did get a bumble bee colony one year. We get house sparrows in the eaves every spring so that makes up for it for us.
I saw a box fairly high on the front of a house this morning, a bit like @Gwenr has, so I might try that. It had a visit from a blue tit that looked like it was feeding something inside it - surely far too late for young?!
We haven't had any luck with bird boxes on our fence posts, I suspect they're not high enough. We did get a bumble bee colony one year. We get house sparrows in the eaves every spring so that makes up for it for us.
I saw a box fairly high on the front of a house this morning, a bit like @Gwenr has, so I might try that. It had a visit from a blue tit that looked like it was feeding something inside it - surely far too late for young?!
They won't have chicks, but they may be a pair who are using it for roosting during the Winter and they will feed each other. Our sparrows have already started using theirs for the Winter, unfortunately we didn't get a chance to take them down during September and clean them out, because hubby fell out of the attic and broke several ribs, so ladder work is out for a while, not a good idea trying to fly when you're 74. So pleased to here you had a bumble bee colony, have you cleaned it out, our bumble bee colony was invaded by a Wax Moth again, they totally destroy a bee nest, so we check all our bee and bird boxes in the late Autumn to make sure they are clear. Put the bird box up high and if you can try to use a sparrow box like ours, house sparrows are falling in numbers and they like to nest as a group, I bet you will have visitors in the first year.
We haven't had any luck with bird boxes on our fence posts, I suspect they're not high enough. We did get a bumble bee colony one year. We get house sparrows in the eaves every spring so that makes up for it for us.
I saw a box fairly high on the front of a house this morning, a bit like @Gwenr has, so I might try that. It had a visit from a blue tit that looked like it was feeding something inside it - surely far too late for young?!
They won't have chicks, but they may be a pair who are using it for roosting during the Winter and they will feed each other. Our sparrows have already started using theirs for the Winter, unfortunately we didn't get a chance to take them down during September and clean them out, because hubby fell out of the attic and broke several ribs, so ladder work is out for a while, not a good idea trying to fly when you're 74. So pleased to here you had a bumble bee colony, have you cleaned it out, our bumble bee colony was invaded by a Wax Moth again, they totally destroy a bee nest, so we check all our bee and bird boxes in the late Autumn to make sure they are clear. Put the bird box up high and if you can try to use a sparrow box like ours, house sparrows are falling in numbers and they like to nest as a group, I bet you will have visitors in the first year.
Thanks so much for the advice! I'll get some more boxes for the spring then, I'm sure that they'll be used as our eaves and next door's always have nests. I hope your husband's ribs recover soon, that's very painful!
I rather hoped that was what was happening with the blue tits but decided I was romanticising!
We haven't had any luck with bird boxes on our fence posts, I suspect they're not high enough. We did get a bumble bee colony one year. We get house sparrows in the eaves every spring so that makes up for it for us.
I saw a box fairly high on the front of a house this morning, a bit like @Gwenr has, so I might try that. It had a visit from a blue tit that looked like it was feeding something inside it - surely far too late for young?!
They won't have chicks, but they may be a pair who are using it for roosting during the Winter and they will feed each other. Our sparrows have already started using theirs for the Winter, unfortunately we didn't get a chance to take them down during September and clean them out, because hubby fell out of the attic and broke several ribs, so ladder work is out for a while, not a good idea trying to fly when you're 74. So pleased to here you had a bumble bee colony, have you cleaned it out, our bumble bee colony was invaded by a Wax Moth again, they totally destroy a bee nest, so we check all our bee and bird boxes in the late Autumn to make sure they are clear. Put the bird box up high and if you can try to use a sparrow box like ours, house sparrows are falling in numbers and they like to nest as a group, I bet you will have visitors in the first year.
Thanks so much for the advice! I'll get some more boxes for the spring then, I'm sure that they'll be used as our eaves and next door's always have nests. I hope your husband's ribs recover soon, that's very painful!
I rather hoped that was what was happening with the blue tits but decided I was romanticising!
In a way it is rather romantic, their just like an old married couple. I didn't realise there were three male sparrows sitting on our roof just above the boxes enjoying the sunshine and having a good view to keep watch, the boxes were full of chicks and you could here them very clearly.
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I saw a box fairly high on the front of a house this morning, a bit like @Gwenr has, so I might try that. It had a visit from a blue tit that looked like it was feeding something inside it - surely far too late for young?!
Put the bird box up high and if you can try to use a sparrow box like ours, house sparrows are falling in numbers and they like to nest as a group, I bet you will have visitors in the first year.
I rather hoped that was what was happening with the blue tits but decided I was romanticising!