{"id":43837,"date":"2022-12-09T21:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/?p=43837"},"modified":"2022-12-10T19:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:30:34","slug":"koolmezen-zijn-de-baas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/en\/koolmezen-zijn-de-baas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Parus majors take charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43837\" class=\"elementor elementor-43837\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60598e3b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60598e3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ec63157\" data-id=\"1ec63157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadd0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eadd0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annual bird house inspection reveals nature\u2019s true colours<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d05a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d05a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_K O O L M E E S_Ruud\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM3NjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0ZXItYW1zdGVsLm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvV2VzdGVyLUFtc3RlbF9CaXJkc19LLU8tTy1MLU0tRS1FLVNfUnV1ZC1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-1536x1072.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-43769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-1536x1072.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-1024x715.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-768x536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-2048x1429.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-1200x837.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_K-O-O-L-M-E-E-S_Ruud-1980x1382.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo (Francis C. Franklin): Great tit - Parus major<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-df20fc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df20fc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e21094f\" data-id=\"e21094f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101160b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101160b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, one thing was clear: almost all of the bird houses had been used. But alas, despite the high occupancy rate, our bird population wasn\u2019t so diverse. Our most popular resident was the parus major (aka the great tit), but even within their ranks there were casualties. In some cases the eggs didn\u2019t hatch and in two of the houses we found the remains of birds who just didn\u2019t make it. And despite giving the great tits special houses to call their own, they failed to drive the boxwood moths out of the ornamental garden.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>What caused all of this, Bird Men Ren\u00e9 and Ruud, together with Bird Man Gerard of the Botanical Garden Zuidas, couldn\u2019t quite figure out. There had simply been too little time to consult with the experts before this article went to press.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Then there was the birdhouse built specifically for \u201cour\u201d Woodpecker Family by Peter Siebbeles, the cabinet maker\u2026 It had been taken over by the Starling Family! An unfortunate turn of events, as the sole purpose of this particular bird house was to stop the Woodpecker Family from demolishing the homes of other birds. But just like with the bats, who turn their noses up at our roosts, preferring to cozy up in our neighbour\u2019s basement, the woodpecker likely decided to take up base in a pleasantly moldy tree. Ungrateful...!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There was a dash of good news though: the tawny owl had laid another egg. We had made it difficult for any lurking egyptian geese to reach the opening of the bird house and we installed an inner frame with gravel so that any eggs would remain nicely in the center of it. Unfortunately, the egg didn\u2019t end up hatching. It had been incubated, but endured a fatal crack. We\u2019ll cross our fingers and hope for better luck next year. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4197acd\" data-id=\"4197acd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7435b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7435b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-E-N-E\u0301_Ruud_V2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_R E N E\u0301_Ruud_V2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM4NjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0ZXItYW1zdGVsLm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvV2VzdGVyLUFtc3RlbF9CaXJkc19SLUUtTi1FXHUwMzAxX1J1dWRfVjIucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-E-N-E\u0301_Ruud_V2-pyx7gajbrv82mgnpfg6pyp1j0eufsojzkdw1bg66qo.png\" title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_R E N E\u0301_Ruud_V2\" alt=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_R E N E\u0301_Ruud_V2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo (R.Vrielink): Ren\u00e9 meticulously inspects one of 30 bird houses.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4d5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f4d5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_NEST-plus-EI_Ruud.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_NEST plus EI_Ruud\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM4NTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0ZXItYW1zdGVsLm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvV2VzdGVyLUFtc3RlbF9CaXJkc19ORVNULXBsdXMtRUlfUnV1ZC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_NEST-plus-EI_Ruud-pyx5bfagvlzx6gbaa81223ci61pubre7nxakgu57kw.png\" title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_NEST plus EI_Ruud\" alt=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_NEST plus EI_Ruud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo (R.Vrielink): Of course, feathers are also nice for nest building. Above, the tawny owl's egg.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df2eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5df2eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_EITJES_Ruud.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_EITJES_Ruud\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM4NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0ZXItYW1zdGVsLm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvV2VzdGVyLUFtc3RlbF9CaXJkc19FSVRKRVNfUnV1ZC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_EITJES_Ruud-pyx5bh659a2hto8jz8ub72vfctgkr5loc6ljfe2f8g.png\" title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_EITJES_Ruud\" alt=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_EITJES_Ruud\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo (G.Uffink): A handful of eggs laid, but then abandoned.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6de7b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6de7b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM4NTIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0ZXItYW1zdGVsLm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvV2VzdGVyLUFtc3RlbF9CaXJkc19SLVUtVS1EX1J1dWQtMS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-43852\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1.png 1748w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_R-U-U-D_Ruud-1-1200x851.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo (G.Uffink): Ruud keeps track of birdlife every year on a map of Wester-Amstel.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad3b3b6\" data-id=\"ad3b3b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04f768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a04f768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_HOORNAARS_Ruud_V2-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wester-Amstel_Birds_HOORNAARS_Ruud_V2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM4NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0ZXItYW1zdGVsLm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvV2VzdGVyLUFtc3RlbF9CaXJkc19IT09STkFBUlNfUnV1ZF9WMi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/wester-amstel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wester-Amstel_Birds_HOORNAARS_Ruud_V2-768x1224.jpg\" 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