Blue tit loves my euphorbia

gardeninglily1

From the comfort of my summerhouse I have been entertained this afternoon by a blue tit flying between a euphorbia and a nesting box. Does anyone know if it is the seeds the bird is taking from the plant and is he/she feeding the young chicks? Thanks

Fairygirl

Aphids probably 

Dovefromabove

This afternoon we've been watching a pair of Gt tits in and out of the clematis covering the fence, taking beaks full of aphids back to the nest box

gardeninglily1

I've just been in the garden to check the plant .... there are whiteflies on the euphorbia. They've been feasting on them all afternoon 

Fairygirl

I watched a sparrow clear all the whitefly very efficiently from a pot of strawberries recently 

sanjy67

i have blue tits nesting with chicks in the box i made them and they are not even eating my greenfly or feeding their chicks with them but flying into my neighbours garden and flying back again all day long, i have loads of really big fat ones if only they would have a look 

gardeninglily1

Haha funny but how annoying. I bet the slugs and snails don't feed on the plants from next door though

sanjy67

i'm not sure what i'm going to do with regards to slugs/snails for 10 days till green bin collection, i normally put them in there but i cut down half my cordyline yesterday and it is so full there is no point putting them in there as they can just escape, i will have withdrawals from my pyjama wearing torchlight expeditions twice nightly haha

gardeninglily1

I love my garden but have never been out in my nightie picking up slugs/snails. I'm sure there must be 80% that are just under soil or behind/under leaves that I don't bother. I flipping hate them though - they have eaten half of my seedlings out of coldframe