I think there was something that made a sort of small partition between where the nests were, and an old coat hanging up between them, but they had to fly in and out of the same doorway!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have noticed two dunnocks that have been chasing each other all Winter in our garden, have suddenly become inseparable! I am pretty sure that they have paired up. They are even feeding together on our bird table.
Do robins have different feeding habits from the other small garden birds like blue tits etc? I have tried everything but the robins don't seem to be able to feed from the fat balls on spirals very easily, nor are they eating the loose seeds in the hangers. I even bought a M&S apple hanger and that has remained untouched too. I watch my resident robin frequently flying up to the fat balls and hovering clumsily but not really feeding for any length of time. The tits love them and the loose seeds too but I cant think what to put out for the robins ?
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I think there was something that made a sort of small partition between where the nests were, and an old coat hanging up between them, but they had to fly in and out of the same doorway!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just goes to show- even in nature there's the exception that proves the rule !
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That urge to reproduce is so strong it will even overcome territoriality if there's a shortage of suitable nest sites.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have noticed two dunnocks that have been chasing each other all Winter in our garden, have suddenly become inseparable! I am pretty sure that they have paired up. They are even feeding together on our bird table.
It must be love!!
Am I the first to see tree sparrows gathering nesting material already?? Reader's Digest book says they begin nesting april-may.
Obviously the birds don't read the books
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Perhaps they don't subscribe to Readers Digest. I used to and have their bird book.
Do robins have different feeding habits from the other small garden birds like blue tits etc? I have tried everything but the robins don't seem to be able to feed from the fat balls on spirals very easily, nor are they eating the loose seeds in the hangers. I even bought a M&S apple hanger and that has remained untouched too. I watch my resident robin frequently flying up to the fat balls and hovering clumsily but not really feeding for any length of time. The tits love them and the loose seeds too but I cant think what to put out for the robins ?