Well what a surprise greeted me this morning when I switched on my PC and looked in on the Nestbox. The female was sitting in the nest cup and as she moved a little I spotted a brief flash of pink. I instantly thought we had our first chick and I missed it hatch! The… Read More Surprise, Surprise!
SUNDAY 20TH MAY 6.35 -7.35pm BBC 1 Alan Titchmarsh, Joe Swift & Carol Klein Present an exclusive preview of the 85th RHS Chelsea Flower Show Perhaps all gardeners in the UK will be aware the BBC has a preview of the Chelsea Flower Show which is this coming week but, just in case I thought… Read More Chelsea Flower Show Preview
Earlier this evening as I looked out my window the trees and plants were still blowing in the wind. The light was fading fast and all was quiet – but what a noise was heard today in my garden. Squawk, squawk, squawk! I never heard the noise from inside but I did notice a bird… Read More All quiet now!
Today is a chilly, very windy day with rain showers and also day 12 of the female Blue Tit incubating eggs in our Camera Nestbox. The question now is – when will they begin to hatch? Well, this is Scotland and it has definitely been a much cooler May than last year. I have no… Read More When will the eggs hatch?
Scotland’s Garden Scheme and the National Gardens Scheme (England and Wales) are gardens that open for charity in the UK. The gardens are almost all privately owned and it is an excellent way to get inspiration for your own! In some cases a village will open a number of small gardens and tea and home… Read More The Yellow Book
May Dreams Garden is in Indiana, USA. It is a Gardening Blog/Diary written by Carol who shares photos and stories about her garden. There are many people throughout the world that do this – that is not unique. However she has introduced something through her site that is unique and I feel is such a… Read More Garden Bloom Day May 2007
The Blue Tits nesting in our Camera Nestbox have rather dominated posts recently. I thought I would address this, on behalf of the other birds in my garden, by doing a bird count over this weekend as activity in my garden has increased recently.The results below were taken on Saturday between 8.30-9.30am. Top of the… Read More Garden Birdwatch May 2007
I am aware that perhaps I have given the male Blue Tit, of the pair nesting in our Camera Nestbox, a bad name. Yes I have not seen him visit the female often in the box – when she was making the nest and laying her eight eggs. However he is seen in the garden… Read More Blue Tit male in waiting
Late morning I heard our Nestbox female Blue Tit calling to the male. I assume she was requesting food and I did spot him at the feeders with something in his beak. We heard her as she called and called. Unfortunately, he only got as far as the entrance and flew off again. Maybe the… Read More Feed me
This morning I first looked into our Camera Nestbox at 7.30am. I did wonder if our nesting Blue Tit female would lay another egg this morning. If she did I felt confident I would see it in the nest cup at some point during the day. Although she has begun incubating her eggs she is… Read More Eight eggs now!