Blue-tit – living in garden

Both the male and the female blue-tits have been hard at work filling their nest-box with grass, moss and downy feathers. They defend the box fiercely and sometimes chase birds from the table too! Both sexes look similar, but with this particular pair, the male is slightly larger and more brightly coloured. I don’t know if this is the norm though. They have been feeding from the bird-table, bird-table feeder and tree feeder and have been seen with at least one caterpillar. They have been calling and singing – particularly from the tree above the nest-box. They have also mated, so eggs must be on the way soon!