tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post108093303938144963..comments2023-12-22T11:51:38.762+01:00Comments on The story of our life returning to England from Braye-sous-Faye: An Unusual House GuestColin and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-52536243493516579352012-05-16T08:58:45.771+02:002012-05-16T08:58:45.771+02:00I should also say Steve came in and said he'd ...I should also say Steve came in and said he'd had a conversation with it and it was a very friendly little bird - which definitely ties in with your description!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-75911112638439244052012-05-16T08:54:50.778+02:002012-05-16T08:54:50.778+02:00I'm so glad you posted this picture - we had o...I'm so glad you posted this picture - we had one visit us yesterday and I couldn't work out what it was. Does it have a kind of black stripe down its side and a coloured tail? It makes a kind of clicking noise - I'd kind of narrowed it down via the RSPB site, but this definitely looks like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-69158412493325701522012-05-15T23:32:06.214+02:002012-05-15T23:32:06.214+02:00I forgot to add that they made one heck of a mess ...I forgot to add that they made one heck of a mess of the doors... we had to do a fair bit of cleaning before they could be painted!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-88126410798655566492012-05-15T19:58:17.777+02:002012-05-15T19:58:17.777+02:00Ours nested indoors, behind beautiful double glaze...Ours nested indoors, behind beautiful double glazed windows, two years running... the house was incomplete and they were able to get in through the owl hole in the gable end, then down through the unfinished hatch... first year they were downstairs... then, when the upstairs was almost completed, they used the guest bedroom! The doors made convenient perches for the young to practice from in complete safety.<br />I think they'd like to continue the practice as they usually look in through the windows when they first arrive.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com