Easter has arrived a little early in the great tit nestbox.
In just 12 days the great tits have transformed the empty bare nestbox into a comfy one-bed dwelling, complete with four eggs! The first picture was taken on 7th April.
The video footage below shows the female great tit with just two eggs this morning and by the evening there was four eggs visible. (See above pic) Will there be anymore in the morning?
I particularly like the way the great tit uses fluff in the nest to cover the eggs and keep them at the right temperature.
It's been a fantastic few weeks of watching the great tit female roost in the nest, then suddenly decide to start building a nest, to then the start of laying her eggs.
Being able to watch the intricate, private life of a wild animal is a brilliant experience and setting up this camera has been well worth the effort and patience.
The blog will continue to monitor the lives of my great tits, along with other animal updates, inlcuding where the blue tits have nested and when the blackbird chicks will appear.
In other exciting news, my first parcel of mealworms has arrived, just in time to feed some soon to be hungry mouths.
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