At
about half past twelve, we noticed that she seemed to be looking longingly
up at the top of the nest box.
In a
trice she hops up and soon after disappears from view. We always
wonder what she will do up there and hope that she will not damage the
lighting wires as that could prove disastrous as the time for the chicks to
fledge draws ever closer.
While
Fluffy is up in her hidey-hole, Barney comes in to feed the chicks.
After
a few moments, he hears noises coming from the top of the box. This
would normally be caused by something outside, a predator perhaps?
Incidentally, this image shows that Barney has now lost almost all of his head feathers. It is quite common for male bluetits to suffer in this way at this time of year.
He
therefore leaves the nest to investigate.
Eight
seconds later he is back - clearly he can see nothing causing the noise from
outside!