Bird Nesting Season Preparation / Homegrown Garden
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- The birds are singing once more as mating season will soon be here. It's time to get bird boxes put up and cleaned out to encourage bird residents in your garden this spring. It was National Nest Box Week just recently, so there's no better time to get your garden ready for the arrival of little chicks! In this video I cover how to clean out an existing bird box and offer advice on which bird box to buy and how to site it in your garden.
EDIT: I just learnt that the RSPB recommend that you do not clean your bird box past the end of January (I thought it was Feb!). I know that my own box shouldn’t be used until April but please be aware that nests could possibly be built and in use already! 💛🐥
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I was just thinking of whether to buy or make some bir boxes myself. We still have quite a lot of snow here in Poland, but with the warmer sunny days the birds really make it feel like spring with their singing!
Mockingburds are my favorite - they sing (copying all the others) and seem so joyful. To me they represent happiness and joy. It is our Florida state bird and well deserved. No as colorful outside but the music is outstanding.
Ahh interesting I didn’t know that!
There’s nothing I love more then hearing the birds singing in early morning. Favourite bird so many really, but Robins are definitely at the top of my chart.
Love springtime when everything wakes up. Thanks for sharing your birdhouses. 👍❤️😊
Wren, robin and dunnock living/nesting in my garden. Blackbirds are now singing at 05:30, a pure joy to hear that too.
Great video! My wife especially loves birds. We could watch them all day. I'm in the process of putting up as many nesting boxes in the garden as I can care for. I especially like robins and goldfinch. We're in Canada.
I just started feeding the birds in my yard and hung a couple of bird boxes, but will be ordering the metal plate and learned a lot from your video. Thank you. 👩🏻🌾
I love robins and hearing their song early in the morning in springtime. Also love chickadees because they are so cute
Hi Katrina, another great video. I too have 3 nest boxes, 2 on the house and 1on a tree opposite which are always used every year. On the estate that l used to work at, l made and put up 13 the beginning of the year and believe me all were taken that year with one taken by a great spotted woodpecker who made the hole bigger so it could get in. Look forward to your next video. 🐤
We used to have a nest of western pewees near our backdoor. They're a variety of flycatcher, and it was always fun to see the parents swooping around the yard catching bugs to feed their young, and then watching the babies fledge. When I moved to the east coast, we started seeing great crested flycatcher pairs that would come out in the evenings to catch mosquitos. I imagine they had a nest nearby, but I never found it. Both species are very good garden entertainment and excellent pest control :)
Great video! To hear the birds sing and chat and to see them fly about my yard brings such joy. I currently have 4 birdhouses and plan to add another this spring. Here in Pennsylvania, USA one of my regulars (and favorites) is the black capped chickadee.
Great video, thank you Katrina. In our front garden last year we had two wood pigeons who nest twice in our hedge and they have been hanging around again this year. We have a pair of blackbirds in a hedge in the back garden, they also come back every year. I have bought 2 bird boxes will get the hubby to put them up this weekend. Beautiful video🌸🌸
Ah-ha! Another Katrina. 👋🏻 Thanks for watching! I hope you get some new residents in your new boxes. I do love the blackbirds too!
Last year I had the Eastern Blue Bird nest in the box 3 times and a Chickadee nest once in the other box. The Carolina Wren is such a busybody lol, they have built a nest every year in my garage.
I have two bluetits that come every year, nice sound especially when you can hear the babies inside. My favourite bird has got to be the blackbird, especially when they sing
This winter was the first time I really experienced that joy and peace that watching birds brings. Thank you so much...I really want to make or buy a couple bird boxes now!!
There is a woodworker near my job that sells birdhouses from his front yard. I have gotten a few for my mother but I think I'll be getting a couple for myself this week. Thanks for the video.
So right about new bird boxes; there was no interest when I put it up last spring, but this year I've already seen a blue tit going in and out. I have a friendly robin who demands food regularly - must put up a box for him!
I like chickadees because they are one of the few birds here in the winter, very friendly, will land on your hand.
I had to look them up, so many of you love them! I can see why. They’re very cute. Similar to our great tit/black cap 😄
@@homegrowngarden They are in the same genus, Poecile.
What an education, learned so much there,get to work right away with a new box really inspired me, thank's so much
Hello from Ontario Canada Thankyou Katrina I will be putting up birdhouses this year. I have some already to go. Great tip about placing away from southern exposure, did not know. Blessings to you and yours.🐝
Thank you Beverley. How’s the snow out there, has it melted yet?
@@homegrowngarden No still have a lot and more to come this weekend whhaaa
We have a lilac hedge between us and our neighbor. We usually have 1 or 2 hummingbird nests in the, during the Summer. We grow many hummingbird and butterfly friendly flowers. Also put out a mix of different feeding stations. My favorite garden bird is the oriel. Minnesota, USA.
Hummingbirds amaze me. They’re so tiny and fast. I wish I could see one in real life one day!
Excellent! Put some drain holes in the bottom to prevent that damp. Also robins won't nest near other birdboxes. We have the usual sparrows and starlings but Mr Blackbird comes back each year and sings to us in the spring. Magic!
Good shout about the drainage holes! The other new ones I bought have some for air flow.
Wow I learned a lot here! I’m in the USA and have never seen a birdhouse that opens so I’ve never been able to clean them out (and hasn’t heard you were supposed to) but they still get used year to year. I have also never heard of or seen those metal rings but those are so smart! I’ll have to see if I can find some on the internet.
In my backyard my favorites are a mates pair of cardinals and these small birds that I don’t know the kind. We get lots of doves too but they aren’t the regular kind and are huge- the size of pigeons. Apparently they have moved up here (Texas) from Mexico and so the smaller native doves I never see anymore.
Another bird watcher/photographer/supporter and gardener here 🙋😊 Here in Germany we have the same common ones as you in the UK. I have a birdbox, which was occupied by great tits last year, they had two breeds, both successful 😊 I had a couple Black Redstart overwintering here in my garden, I love them, just like Eurasian wrens, Nightingales and Robins. I was in Australia a few times and discovered that they have the coolest robins, you should check them out! Pink, Flame, Yellow.. 😍
Thanks for the video I really appreciate that you encourage more people to support and like birds 🤗
Greetings, Judit
Omg those Australian robins are luminous 😲💗
I really like your videos, they are always enjoyable to watch and really informative. Best wishes, Emma
I'm glad you made this now. It's a great reminder. I've been saving some rough boards to build some nest boxes but I always seem to forget until too late. I'll get on it now.
Hi Katrina and lovely video thanks showcasing your bird house box methods that I found exciting and educational and I’m lucky where I live in southwest London in sheltered housing that I have a beautiful garden outside my bedroom and kitchen and lounge where there are lots of variety of birds as we’ve got trees and bushes and flowers and a grass lawn to attract the birds and squirrels and the odd Fox and the odd cat so thanks for reading take care stay safe and cheerio
My favorite bird is a Carolina Wren. It is a tiny bird that comes back every year. We first met when making a nest in a bird house on our porch which was waiting to be hung up. He has a beautiful song as well.
Ahh we have Eurasian wrens! Adorable little things with such a melodic tune. 🎶
We have Red Breasted Nuthatches and pygmy Nuthatches all winter long. So sweet to watch them.
Katrina, what kind of ivy is your hedge. I don’t think I’ve seen those leaves here in the North West US.
We love the birds singing in our garden!
We had bluetits nesting last year in the area right above where we sit and have a cuppa! they didnt seem to mind us at all. They produced 7 beautiful babies. I have now put up a Robin box, so fingers crossed! Love your videos and your allotment.
I am getting ready to place three Bluebird boxes. First time endeavor. I had Great Horned owls nest every year in a home I made for them on top of a telephone pole.
Wow! That’s pretty impressive 😯 🦉
Great information! Even though there is still a lot of snow on the ground I saw a raven flying with nest material so that was encouraging weather wise. I had some pine grosbeaks on my deck yesterday and I was really excited to see them!
I have nesting sites in the eves of my sheds. And some bird friendly shrubs. American robins nest in the eves every year. And sparrows in the shrubs.
My favourite bird is the long tailed tit also..we have several at our allotment. They are just adorable!
Eastern Bluebirds are my favorite.
Perhaps consider painting the wooden boxes with boiled linseed oil. It will help them last longer and is nontoxic.
Ooh timing! I'm building an additional box with a camera this spring. Thank you for the reminder.
(We adore the long-tails - love how they show up as a gang)
Great video! We have bluetits in the bird boxes, and I am sure robins are nesting somewhere on our property, because they are all around the place.
Hello from Brazil! It is so nice! I think things like this, are good for our soul!
I am starting something like that in my parents farm, small farm in country side. South of Brazil, State of Santa Catarina! See you! Thanks for share!
I’ve got 3 box’s ready this year, Goldfinches are my favourite 🤩
I love my wildlife being around me, I always plant sunflowers for the Golden Finches. When the other birds drop the seed I get ducks,rabbits,squirrels & raccoons.
I believe the bottom of your bird box is wet because the rain water runs down the side and into the seam where the bottom is attached. This can be prevented by always recessing the bottom of the bird box inside the four walls and raising it up a little from the bottom edge. This way rain water runs down the four walls and falls off without going into the seam.
I like Robin too) - They are very curious and friendly
I love my bird boxes and love to collect unusual bespoke ones 💕 excellent advice Katrina 💕
I like your presentation, good and clear.
Favourite bird goldfinch , get a lot at feeders but not nesting in my boxes. Bluetits mostly nest here. Made open fronted boxes but robins didn't move in.
John, in Ireland.☘️☘️☘️🤠
I have Woodpecker, wren, blue tit, robins, blackbird, pigeon and swift some years all nesting in the garden. Also loads of goldfinch and a bullfinch that appears every spring. Have lots of trees and shrubs with areas left undisturbed. Inner city Leeds . See a red kite overhead quite often.
Thank you for a bit of hope that spring is approaching soon.
I love Birds ❤️❤️❤️❤️ your voice so beautiful love you 💗
Goldfinch thanks for the video
We have a beautiful song thrush that lives in the trees opposite, its songs are amazing.
Those 🐦 feeders are so cute. Love your videos.
My favorite is the indigo bunting !
It will be fun to see which birds will be nesting in your bird boxes. I have mostly Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow and Pied Flycatcher in the boxes. It is easier to clean the box if you can open the front. Check my new video. Today I will try to build some more bird boxes.
I have birds everywhere !!! And i love it 😊
Hi from Brisbane, Australia . I just put up six feeder seed trays and a seed wheel on our trees.. they are being frequented by willy wagtails (a kind of fan-tailed thrush) . My favourite birds here are sulphur crested cockatoos who tuck into various tree top pods. Any nesting boxes would be attacked I fear by our local gothic magpies and kookaburra henchmen, who are the ornithological stasi. They killed our canary when his cage was outside. Great video once again though.!!!
Spring is here now in Pembrokeshire, heard a woodpecker on Monday , the bramble buds are moving.
I just love robins , the last time I had a feeder up a fledgling robin frequented.
Thanks for the upload.
Nest boxe🐣❤️👍🏻
I live I northern California. I get California towhees that nest in my black berry bushes. And some Dark-eyed Juncos that come down from the Sierras.
Loved this video
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@@homegrowngarden any updates especially on the Robin?
LOVED the video. So inspiring. I hope I will find some information about birds and box sizes in my area.
Thanks for uploading this, I just put up our first box the other day
My favourite bird that comes here is probably the robins, After watching this I'm tempted to make them a nest box, the one I bought is suitable but I have some old wood, might be an interesting project
Go for it! Good luck!
I love this video about birds in the garden ! Your sweet spirit and love of nature reminds me of Beatrix Potter !
I grew up reading The Brambly Hedge, Beatrix Potter and The Secret Garden. I also watched The Animals of Farthing Wood as a child which explains a lot now I think about it!
@@homegrowngarden you would *really* like jeri landers youtube channel. She gardens like you and writes children's books inspired by Beatrix Potter
I have quite a few boxes here in Ohio from Owls to Black caps. And without doubt my favorite nesting bird in this area is the Tree swallow. Beautiful line's, color and flight. Its as if they dance in flight and show for our delight
Great info! I put up 4 birdhouse last year and had a nuthatch (I think) make a nest. Looking forward for additional birds to make nest.
What a lovely woman. Learned much from this!
This has reminded me that I have a new box in the potting shed, I will look for it later and find somewhere to put it. Last year we had wasps build a nest in one of the bird boxes.
Thank you so much!! Love your channel Btw!! Very useful information as I have a massive Caterpillar and Aphid problem in my garden.. I did build some bird boxes last year and mounted them on my trees but they've not been inhabited sadly..
I'll try again with your recommended entry hole sizes this time!! :D
The One cal cooking spray is good to preserve the rubber on Nest boxes and is vegetable based so does no harm to birds. The natural oils prevent the rubber from drying out and cracking.
My favourite bird is the Blackbird...I love it's song and also, My Dad used to have a male one that would follow him around the garden. It got that used to him that it would even land on his fork and then fly down and grab a worm or two for it's family. The second year of it doing it. It landed on the guttering above the kitchen window, it would hang off almost upside down and tap on the kitchen window, for him to come out and do some more digging. It even taught it's offspring to do it.
Beautiful video! ❤very informative 🎉
Loved the video! We were cleaning our bird boxes the other day found an old bees nest, they chewed the wood to make the nest. Every year we have starlings nesting in our loft and this year we have house sparrows in one of our nest boxes!
hugs from brazil
That's a good habit my dear with passion. Watching up to end very interesting.
I need to add a few nesting boxes thanks for the Idea.
Long time no see... We missed you... Lovely video... See you... Stay safe...
Here in Melbourne I love the supurb blue wren and are trying to attract them to our garden however I think the ravens, noisy minors and magpies scare them off. I’m planting more dense prickly foliage for them to be able to hide in and will build a box.
I haven't any birdhouses....yet, because I insanely decided to keep 5 feral kittens last June. We do have some birds that would rather be a bit higher, and I do have some areas the cats can't get to. In 2020 I made a bird feeder table after watching Monty Don show how he converts his potting table. I truly enjoyed watching all the different birds. Here in the states were I am, on the east coast, just over an hour from the Atlantic, my faves are the Gold Finch, Cardinal, and Blue bird, I like the Blue Jay as well, but he doesn't play well with others. Fingers crossed you have Robins in your box soon.
My favourite bird in the garden is the willy wag tail.
Have done a lot of work to your allotment. Bird 🐦 boxes are Awesome 👌👏
What a beautiful video !
Thank you!
We have mockingbirds, robins that migrate through and use us as a stopping point, chickadees, and scrub Jays
Wonderful ideas, now I have to buy more bird boxes, already have one but now I am definitely buying more
Im from Nottingham too and find your channel so informative
Thank you Eva! ☺️
The Blue Tit call is so alike to its North American cousin, The Chickadee
good tips
The nest boxes our local council use have small holes in the bottom , presumably to let moisture out.
Very useful video
This is good stuff!
Thanks - this is a really interesting and helpful video. I'll be building a couple of bird boxes soon :)
I love the Great Tits, we get them in the garden regularly, I also love he Greater Spotted Woodpecker we also get. We have a dry stone wall bordering our property and we had two pairs of blue tits nesting there last year. I have put up bird boxes this year but based on your video I think I needs to move my robin box. I will wait until next year to do that now
Great useful video thank you .
Thanks for watching 🙂
I don't have any birdhouses yet but it is on the list of things I want to practice building this year. I do have to be careful, my neighbors cats hunt our grounds. Keeps the rodents in check but would be worried for the birds.
I just wish I had more trees & locations to add boxes, blue tits previously started in 1 I shoved up on side of shed few years back, but it was impossible not to disturb them.
I must figure something out, I've 1 silver birch in front garden (uk) . 1 box, needing overhaul. Great clip, video, thanks ..
Great Presentation. And good information. Intend to put up 2 boxes this year. One for Robins. One for Great Tits. Well Done you.
Wonderful video! I just ordered two bird boxes myself :)
Brilliant 🙌🏻
I've got 4 boxes in my garden last year I had two boxes with tree sparrows one had great tits but I had no luck with my robin box, hopefully they will use it this year. Good luck with your bird boxes!
Bellissimo video
Come gli altri del resto!!!
What a lovely lady!! It's really a pleasure to see this video listening to her beautiful voice!! 😍
Why is it that the metal plate prevents the predators from entering? The hole has the same size, I would think? Or is it because otherwise the predators ream out the hole to make it bigger so they can get in?
Lovely way to wear the mic! You really hit it spot on with it hidden in plain sight on your scarf! :-)
Great show again, thanks for sharing!
Heya! That’s right, predatory birds will peck through the wood to widen the hole and squirrels would chew through it. Thanks for watching ☺️
I could watch you talk about nest boxes all day long, a real beauty 😍
Another's lovely video think I'm going to make some bird boxes this year...
That’s a great idea! My bid blue tit was was hand made by the allotment team. I’m not very handy but I should really try it!
Katrina maybe you can get someone to build you a birdhouse.So you can use the extra facing and get more birds to nest.
That’s a good idea!