Breeding Season Started

Unfortunately I have no patience and despite the cold weather I've put the nest boxes in for my two older pair of turqs. One of them is on the nest box cam. The camera will only broadcast part time to take some of the load off my ageing computer.

Waxwings

I spotted these at the top of our street.  Waxwings, feasting on berries. Probably fattening up ready to fly back to Scandinavia.

Or they think they are already in Scandinavia, as it's freezing here. No chance of an early breeding season for the parakeets this year.



No sign of spring

This time last year, the nest boxes were in and the parakeets were ready to lay.This year its still heavy frosts and frozen drinking water.  I won't be putting the boxes in for some time yet.

Getting ready for breeding season

The parakeets are getting lively with the increasing extra day light .  I've had to separate them into pairs, ready for the breeding season, before the males hurt each other.

Old yellow opaline cock

New yellow opaline cock

New cock centre, new hen left, old hen right. Pair of albino bengalese. 

 Cinnamon cock from late last year.

Young red back yellow opaline hen from last year (been in the wars)

I can make up 4 pairs:

2 pairs of yellow opalines (old and new pair)

red fronted normal cock and cinnamon hen (old pair)

red fronted cinnamon cock and yellow opaline hen (new pair...cock is probably too young for this year)

Albino bengalese hen (two pairs of bengalese and spare cock)