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 Blue Tits 2007

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4 April

The weather is good, but the northern wind blows hard on the terrace. As usual he waits in the early morning and it has merit, the weather is really cold and the wind is terrible 

Hey! Will you come? I have enough of the wind!

She sleeps!

At 6h56,  finally she moves a feather.

But she lies down again one minute later!

At 7h07 it takes him in pity and finally decides to leave.

Will I go or will I not go?

She spends several seconds in the entry before deciding to leave under this so uninviting weather.

Few visits, as always when the weather is so bad. 27 passages in the day at 19h30. 

Of course, a little cleaning in the morning.

Attentive, at 13h he brings a small gift fro her: a mouthful and nourishes her. This is the first time that we see it. And, in this case, he can enter, but he will not remain a long time

18h33, a beautiful feather; how will I place it?

She comes to lie down at 20h06. There is still daylight, contrary to the previous days when she waited the night to lie down. Easter is not yet there, but…

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5 April

The weather is nice in spite of a small northern wind, still quite fresh. (4° the morning)

It is a little before 7h and, of course, he sings not sing away. In the nesting box, she sleeps.

He gets impatient and goes to look in the nest!

Before 7h, she still lies and breathes heavily. She opens and closes the beak. It is just before 7h.

Watch VIDEO   (84Ko, 35s).

It is 7h15 and she is in the same situation. She didn't move since 15 minutes.

Watch VIDEO   (88Ko, 38s)

At 7h22 she finally begins to move. She arranges lengthily and carefully the center of the nest.
Watch  VIDEO   (336Ko, 1:10)
Is this to protect an egg? If so, it is well hidden. Impossible to say, we see nothing once the arrangement is terminated. And, unfortunately, the day will not bring any proof, at no time the center of the nest is cleared up.

At 7h25, she leaves.

After they will both leave.

Usual morning housekeeping.

Then, meeting in the willow under the sun.

Here is, lighted as well as possible, the nest (we put a little lighting today). 

Hard to say what lies hidden by the down! But her behavior in the morning remains, nevertheless, very unusual compared to others days. 

During the day she arranges her nest, or rests; behavior similar to that of the other days. They go away in the afternoon from one to two hours.

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