A tale with a sting
Have you noticed that birds are already looking for a place to nest? I have seen blue tits going in and out of our bird box opposite the kitchen window. At the bottom of our garden I have a little summer house. It is beyond the woodland and away from it all. A place to read or listen to the radio or just to look out and soak up the sun and watch the comings and goings of birds. I had an idea a few years ago, that I could have a glass sided nest box and if there was a rectangle cut out of my summer house wall, I could see the birds and watch their antics. It was such a simple idea with no special equipment needed. I even made a curtain to give the birds privacy. What could go wrong? Well, everything went wrong because no birds have ever nested there. Perhaps they don’t like the position, perhaps they don’t like the glass or even my curtain. Whatever the reason, they don’t nest there. I have stopped looking until this week. I went to check, just on the off chance. I pulled th...