School letterbox for the birds
Mr and Mrs Starling, of Puketaha, are doing their best to start a family – in the school letter box.
“They’re very determined,” says secretary Christine Jeffery who discovered a build-up of dry grass and weeds when clearing the mail recently.
For the first few days she cleared the debris away and then was away three days – “When I returned it was too late, they’d built a proper nest.”
Giving in to nature, she was pleased to see two eggs appear. Then disaster – over the weekend someone cleared out the letterbox, nest, eggs and all.
But the birds came back, just as determined as ever and built nest number 2.
This time a notice has been placed on the school letterbox and caretaker Roy Christoffenson has made a temporary letterbox for the school’s mail.
Christine is keeping an eagle-eye on her charges. “We’re so rapt to see them having another go.”
All the best, Mr and Mrs S.
Loved the stories recorded this week Annette, thank you for your good work J
Thank you Judy – there is so much happening out there!
we have exactly the same thing happening in ours, no eggs yet though. I love the country life