nobby
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I have a couple of nestbox cams installed in my garden and was wondering if anybody knows if it is the male or female who finds a suitable nestbox? One of a pair seems to enter a nestbox and then calls out. The other bird then enters and within seconds the first bird in leaves.
In the enclosed a photo the bird on the left entered 2nd I presume this is the female she has a slightly mottled blue top of her head.
Is there an easy way to tell the sexes apart?
I have also seen what I think is the male doing a strange dance in front of the female.
This involves standing on a branch falling forwards and swinging all the way around to where he started. This is repeated 2 or 3 times.
You can see other stills from my web cam and "live" stills when online at my site.
http://uk.geocities.com/[email protected]/nest_box.htm
Brett
In the enclosed a photo the bird on the left entered 2nd I presume this is the female she has a slightly mottled blue top of her head.
Is there an easy way to tell the sexes apart?
I have also seen what I think is the male doing a strange dance in front of the female.
This involves standing on a branch falling forwards and swinging all the way around to where he started. This is repeated 2 or 3 times.
You can see other stills from my web cam and "live" stills when online at my site.
http://uk.geocities.com/[email protected]/nest_box.htm
Brett