Nature

Returning blue tits

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While we await the return of the Loch Arkaig Ospreys (due any day now) it is good to see the blue tits have returned to the hole in the wall for their nest this year. They abandoned it while the roof was being replaced in 2023:

Roof striped of old tiles with new tiles awaiting laying.

but are now making use of it again:

Returning birds

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This morning saw the return of a Heron to the local pond. A couple of years ago there was a heron nesting in a tree overlooking the pond. Time will tell if this one decides to stay.

Heron standing in shallow water. Spots of sunlight reflect of the water. Trees surround the water.

This afternoon saw the return of an Osprey to the nest at Loch Arkaig in Scotland. The nests are monitored by The Woodland Trusts‘s Osprey Cams so the hatching of chicks can be followed through the summer.

It looks like the blue tits have returned to the hole in the wall at the rear of my home to build a nest.