Thread: Two new lodgers.

Last week i walked out of my house, face first into what appeared to be cobwebs and bits of leaves hanging off a makeshift hook. When i came back, the cobweb collection seemed to have grown a bit, but i couldn't really tell as it was getting dark. The next day i was having an early mornring brew outside, and the mystery of the cobwebs was revealed.

First piccie is during the 2nd day, the cobwebby stuff is in the foreground.




Check out the motorbike mirror. One of the two new lodgers taking time out from housebuilding duties.




I sat about a foot away whilst these two very small birds worked most of the day to beef up their nest. Great entertainment, and they took no notice of me.




They actually spend very little time on the nest. They fly up, land, deposit their stuff in about a second, then fly off again. Very difficult to get decent shots as their wingbeat is really quick.




This is the nest after 5 days of building. Seems like the cobwebs were just used for the first couple of days as a binding for the heavier bits.



Blurry, but it gives you an idea of the structure.




The birds don't seem at all phased by much. They carried on even when the bloody local campaign wagon came by, blasting out relly loud music.







So, they've been at it for 5 or 6 days now, and i can see the nest taking shape. They have designed a small round hole for access into the nest.