thanks aimee, the kids are ok, i did my best at damage limitation! the older one now understands these things happen, younger one a bit more sensitive to these things as his hamster died recently :( but have noticed them both looking over my shoulder at sparrowhawk ;) from trace
I didn't want to be the first to ask, and I hope you all don't think I'm thick, but can someone please tell me what this is on the camera? cos I haven't got a clue.
Hi Sue, Dalee, Funboy, Gijoe. Thank goodness at last the cam has been moved. I read Jason's reply earlier this morn and whilst I too appreciate that nature can be cruel sometimes, I feel that leaving the pic up for so long was unnecessary. I am upset for Dalee's children and hope that in time they can be pursuaded to watch the cams again. (Loved your post Gijoe-to the point!!) Aimee.
Surely someone can turn this camera off - I usually rant about having the damn things switched on - but not this one, for obvious reasons. Hey - it's not rocket science - just flick a switch!
me and my children have been watching all of the birds nesting on this site for a while now but i am really disappointed that this camera has not at least been switched off! i have had to console my 2 children after they accidently logged back on to this camera thinking it was one of the other ones! although i accept things like this occasionally happen in nature, it is a shame that this view is still available to see. my children will no longer look on the cameras as they found this so upsetting and now worry they will see more decomposing bodies! such a shame!
I'll keep a closer eye on Checkit Live and keep an eye out for your comments. Unfortunately, I've only joined this morning so missed your concerns over the weekend.
Hopefully, if you have any questions from now on I won't be too far away to offer an answer.
You might like to take a look at another live cam that currently has a nesting pair of Blue Tits (eggs hatching any day) and a very full Dunnocks nest. You can find it here... http://www.checkitlive.com/camera/Gardenature.html
I'll keep a closer eye on Checkit Live and keep an eye out for your comments. Unfortunately, I've only joined this morning so missed your concerns over the weekend.
Hopefully, if you have any questions from now on I won't be too far away to offer an answer.
You might like to take a look at another live cam that currently has a nesting pair of Blue Tits (eggs hatching any day) and a very full Dunnocks nest. You can find it here... http://www.checkitlive.com/camera/Gardenature.html
I'll keep a closer eye on Checkit Live and keep an eye out for your comments. Unfortunately, I've only joined this morning so missed your concerns over the weekend.
Hopefully, if you have any questions from now on I won't be too far away to offer an answer.
You might like to take a look at another live cam that currently has a nesting pair of Blue Tits (eggs hatching any day) and a very full Dunnocks nest. You can find it here... http://www.checkitlive.com/camera/Gardenature.html
I'll keep a closer eye on Checkit Live and keep an eye out for your comments. Unfortunately, I've only joined this morning so missed your concerns over the weekend.
Hopefully, if you have any questions from now on I won't be too far away to offer an answer.
You might like to take a look at another live cam that currently has a nesting pair of Blue Tits (eggs hatching any day) and a very full Dunnocks nest. You can find it here... http://www.checkitlive.com/camera/Gardenature.html
Hi all,
I see Mark has beat me to it and already posted my reply below.
As I say, nesting birds are protected by law under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. (http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/policy/wildbirdslaw/birdsandlaw/wca/index.asp)so we have to leave the nest until we are 100% sure that it is no longer active.
Unfortunately, this type of thing happens on occasion, usually due to one or both of the parents being predated.
This cam is also viewed by many people on www.talkwildlife.com and on www.gardenature.com, many of which were interested in seeing whether the parents would return so the decision was made to leave the cam live and see what happens.
I appreciate it's easy to get attached to these little guys when you've watched them grow from tiny eggs but unfortunately nature isn't always cute and fluffy and this type of thing happens.
I will arrange for the cam to be switched to another view as soon as possible (which may be later today.
A rich variety of birds visit British gardens, and you can help encourage them by setting up a bird feeder in your garden. The most common visitors are Blue Tits, Great Tits, Sparrows, Chaffinches and even the occasional Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
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sue
