Woodpecker attack!

The most serious threat to our nest to date. A woodpecker follows our female blue tit home then tries to smash its way into the box.

[@rodiculous9464]

How do birds move so fast, i blinked and the mother bird is already inside, and the small brids know to accept the feeding

[@ral-tv]

I know - the mother enters like a missile!

[@indifferentone8991]

According to chinese esotericism wind is the fastest of all 4 elements and whoa, birds have WIN_d_GS.

[@send2gl]

Scary

[@amazinpiggy]

😮 a bit scary

[@jacobe2995]

wait so woodpeckers eat other birds?

[@NLance]

Yep. Woodpeckers are known to eat the chicks of other birds. Be it natural nest holes or nestboxes. This is why you see nestboxes with metal at the entrance. So that the woodpecker cannot widen the entrance and get in. I think I can see the metal here too, so the chicks are safe.

[@riikkaalanen3429]

Unfortunately yes. That’s also why the nest box has to be deep enough so that they can’t just reach in.