The April sunshine is still with us so I took the opportunity to sit outside with my camera to see if I could catch the birds as they came to the feeders. I took a coffee out with me as it wasn’t as warm out of the sunshine. I was patient and although I was quite close to the birds they did come as the pictures below show.
The Blue Tit, shown above, visited our Camera Nestbox as I sat below. It was aware I was around and did stop a moment when the shutter clicked on my camera. But my presence didn’t deter it much as you can see – it continued removing nesting material from the box!! What a lot of effort goes on building a nest it seems – are this pair inexperienced perhaps?
Weather conditions do appear to have an influence on how many birds come to the feeders. Cold, wet and windy days definitely have much more activity than the sunny ones!
some very good behavioural observations you have recorded
interestingly enough down here in the south we find the sunnier days attract more birds than wetter days
Thanks for your comment. I had no idea there could be behavioural differences based on location. Perhaps the birds are used to warmer weather in the south than we have here. The finches in particular will sit for some time on tree branches that catch the sun – they actually appear to sunbathe and don’t even chatter.