The Log Cabin Blog

That’s it, they have fledged and we are left with an empty nest. Thank you to Sheila for letting me know as she was privileged to witness them go and watch it live. Unfortunately, I had some technical difficulties and[…]

After checking last year’s dates, I can see our blue tits are running three weeks earlier this year. I also calculate they are only a week away from fledging. So watch carefully in the next few days. My discovery also[…]

The blue tit chicks are growing fast and you can see see their feathers now. Both parents are in and out of the box all the time feeding their hungry brood. It must be so tiring for them having such[…]

You can now see from this video that there are eight hungry chicks. Both parents are still busy feeding so their future looks promising. This is nature, so being realistic, the chance of every single one making it to fledge[…]

It’s a really busy time for both parents now. You can see them in the video below, working hard to feed the hungry young chicks. It’s a full time job. So far it looks like they have been able to[…]

We have new life! The chicks have hatched out and the female is diligently feeding them. I’m amazed how, when the eggs are laid over several days, that they hatch out all together. I know its because she only starts[…]

Here is a lovely but rare sight in the video below of the male blue tit feeding the female whilst she is busy incubating the eggs. Normally the female leaves the nest several times a day in search of food[…]

Our blue tit has laid her clutch and is now starting to brood as she rarely leaves the nest. The video shows her diligently moving around to carefully warm them all. Leaving the nest to feed has given us a[…]

Our blue tit has laid eggs. It’s not easy to see as she diligently covers them up but I have seen glimpses. Below is one of the videos where at least one of them is visible. Also a rare appearance[…]