At
just before 9:45 a male came to check out box 1.
You can see the broad band around his head.
He
stayed there a short while and then at 9:45:11 he entered the box.
Just before entering, he had a good look about him, presumably to check that his partner was around.
Less
than a second after he had entered the box, his partner came to the nest box
hole. (With my new PC I am now getting 4 or even 5 images per
second!).
However, although the male now inside was clearly expecting her to enter, she doesn't and at 9:45:13 she flies off instead.
Here
you can see the male inside the box crouching down in the expectation that
the female will enter and join him inside.
There
goes the female! Another case of wingless flying!!
At
9:45:22 the male gets fed up with waiting and pops back up onto the nest box
hole to see where she is. He clearly spots her returning as he drops
back down to the floor again.
By
9:45:25 she comes back.
Again,
she refuses to enter, remaining perched on the nest box entrance hole.
By
9:45:31 the male has had enough, giving the female a surprise as he decides
to leave the box in a hurry!
She
leaves soon after!