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Not only have we got Bluetits in the front nestbox and the back one  BUT, we have a pair of wrens in my wriggly tree, i am so pleased we have been watching for a week or so never quite sure it was Wrens but today i got my binoculars and looked and yes it was the Wren, goodness me they sing to shatter ones ear drums,nice sound though i cannot wait until they hatch it can`t be very long now, oh how tiny they will be!!. Does anyone remember the photo i put on last summer of the wriggly tree Spooky tree the family call it.

Mary. Brilliant, I am envious. Don't forget to keep us up to date.
Lorna.

hey Buddy, yep wrens make such a racket for such a tiny bird. They nest under the eaves of the room I'm in now every year. I hang a feeder out for the little ones - they queue up on the window frames waiting their turn. At the mo I see the parents whizzing in and out as I sit here.....always so lovely to know that the wrens are back...

Anyhow....what's this wriggly tree you've got? My imagination's working overtime ;D

make sure your camera's close by :)

That fantastic news Rosebud.

I was wondering about the wriggly tree too  ;D

Wrens do have a beautiful sound dont they?

Double check that they actually use the nest they have made as wrens tend to make about ten nests or so then Mr Wren will invite Mrs Wren to take her pick, lucky girl with all those residences to choose from  ;)

Almost every year a wren makes a home in my hanging basket, they use it for shelter but never actually nest in it, still its good fun to watch but all that hard weeks seems so wasteful.

Aw lovely Rosebud! Not ever had any birds nest in my garden before. Probably because of dog,cat and young daughter. They do nest two doors down and visit my garden for grub.  Had a blackbird wake us up at 5 am on Monday morning sounding his alarm. I guess there was a moggy about . I do have a wren that visits and I often wonder where the wrens nest.

I remember your Spooky tree!

Spooky tree sound like a contorted Hazel, or possibly but less common contorted willow!
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This is the second time i have typed this ::) ::) the flipping site keeps saying to busy try again right when i am in the middle of something Grrrrrrrrrr!!.

Anyway Heldi i am glad you remember the spooky tree, i have to go back in the Gallery to find a picture to show Alishka, and Honeybee.
Yes saddad, it is a Contorted Hazel, we had quite a few nuts from it last year.  Rosebud.

oh congratulations Rosebud.  do keep us up to date with progress reports.

think there's something odd on the internet atm.  our football message board server is just RUBBISH atm and just refuses to co-operate. 

gremlins in the works or someone's kicked the plug out  ! ::)

The spooky wriggly tree (rather the wrens than me)

I still think it looks like a swamp monster from scooby doo. It's fab!

Sam Yes I remember it from Mary's original post. I have never seen one. I think it's fantastic.
Lorna

Thanks Samantha. love mummy ;D ;D ;D

Truly Seriously Spooky, that tree :o

Ahhhh the spooky tree .... well it looks sort of beautiful in its own little way  ;D

who lives in a tree like this? ;D ;D