Did you know blue tits start looking for a place to nest as early as January? 🪺 They will look for cosy cavities such as rot holes and cracks in trees, old woodpecker nests, crevices in walls, and nest boxes 🌳 They carefully time the hatching of their eggs to the budburst of trees and the increase of caterpillar prey that comes with it 🐛 Climate change is affecting this synchronicity. Spring is now occurring earlier, which increases the risk of blue tit chicks starving when the caterpillars they feed on are unavailable in years of early leaf emergence 🌡️ Learn more about blue tit nesting habits 👉 https://bit.ly/3E5wTIr
Kirsten Foster
2mo
I think our blue tits are already back in our nest box....saw one of them flying out of it today.
Suzan Marshall
1mo
so pretty, i have a pair that visit my garden
Tim Oliver
2mo
How is it that caterpillars don't alter their emergence to match changing weather patterns in the same way that Blue Tits do?
They're definitely scoping out the nest box in our garden already - very sweet little birds to watch ❤
rob keyzor
2mo
Also like planting tubes!
Ian Foard
2mo
Nice photo 😀
Product Owner at Nationwide Building Society
1moI saw so many in my garden last weekend when I did the big bird watch, they must have a nest close by. They are so sweet!