The great tit has been in fine voice but this has been a day of firsts. There is a nesting box in the tree behind our house and I have often wondered if the tit uses it; well, I have now seen it go in the box so am very happy with that.
About a week or so ago we bought a new bird feeding station but the weather has been pretty bad. It usually takes a few days for birds to realise a feeder is there and to trust it, this morning was also the first time I have witnessed the tit using it.
Hopefully this is the tit claiming its territory and we can look forward to some fledglings in the spring.
# Doug Belshaw, who I have linked to a number of times on the blog, turns 40 today and has 40 things he's learnt during that time.I especially like number 22: "You are a human, not a machine. You don’t need to sound grown up, or professional, or ‘respectable’" but we should pay heed to them all.
Many happy returns Doug.
@colinwalker A good list. I’ve read it briefly but I want to go back to it again when I have some time. Thank you for sharing.
# I thought I'd take a quick video of "the fence on fire as the frost evaporates (click to watch) # I noticed yesterday that wearing a watch, or more specifically a smartwatch, has become strictly a habit. Yesterday I put my watch on but forgot to both unlock it and turn off Do Not Disturb and Theatre Mode. In these modes it doesn't wake up when I turn my wrist or vibrate for any notifications and I didn't reference it once, not even to check the time. It was just a familiar presence on my wrist that has become so familiar that I forget it is even there - the vibrations are what remind me. Without those it is as though I'm not wearing it all.