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A quick Snack (40)
milloup
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 41 N: 618]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1706) | On Monday I took possession of my new Tamron 200-500mm lens, but until today I haven't really had much chance of trying it out, as the weather's not been decent, at least not at times when I've been able to scamper off to the hunting fields ;-))
Today, however, I took three new feed balls down to the feeding spot that Mogens and I have set up near the wood. And then I waited patiently, while Milloup also waited, a good deal less patiently.. For a while nothing happened, I could hear the birds singing in the area, but none came in for a snack. Finally, a great tit arrived and took a quick snack. He was so fast and furious, whizzing from one ball to the next, that you'd think he was suffering from ADHD ;-)) So, I only got a couple of shots of him that weren't blurred.
Next visitor was this little chap who came in more cautiously but then, once he'd decided it was safe, stayed a bit longer than his bigger cousin. Unfortunately, the weather started turning nasty just as the birds were beginning to realize that a free snack was to be had, so I had to pack up and go. As it were, we only managed to get half-way home, before a heavy shower broke, and both Milloup and I were soaked when we reached home. But I did get this..
Blue tit Parus caeruleus
Its colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green make the blue tit one of the most attractive resident garden birds. Almost any garden with a peanut feeder will attract them and they readily breed in nestboxes. In winter they form flocks with other tit species and a garden with four or five at a bird table at any one time, may be feeding 20 or more.
Vital Statistics
Eggs: 7-13
Incubation: 14 days
Fledging: 16-22 days
Maximum lifespan: 21 years
Length: 11.5cm
Wingspan: 17.5-20cm
Weight: 9.5-12.5g
Treatment: Crop, USM and resize. |
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