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Birds - Dunnock Page 3

Image Taken on 23 Dec 2010 at 16:06 Image of day on 22 Feb 2011

From an uncannily similar original layout to the above, something seems to have startled the 3 birds who all took of in different directions. The Sparrows were a blurry mess, but the Dunnock showed well.

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Image Taken on 23 Nov 2010 at 15:07 Image of day on 21 Jan 2011

Elegant pose of this Dunnock with corn grain in beak.

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Image Taken on 31 Aug 2006 at 06:13 Image of day on 06 Sep 2006

Remember the Dunnock with the missing tail (image for 29 Aug 2006). We think this is the same bird 8 days on with it regrowing.

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Image Taken on 19 Dec 2010 at 16:17 Image of day on 12 Feb 2011

A little defending of the territory - at least until the fieldfare is full.

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Image Taken on 13 Jul 2011 at 19:44 Image of day on 23 Aug 2011

We rarely see a rodent and bird at this site at the same time - this a genuine single frame on a dingy evening. We don't think the Dunnock quite knows what to make of the mouse.

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Image Taken on 19 Dec 2010 at 10:26 Image of day on 15 Feb 2011

An almost surreal mid air squabble.

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Image Taken on 17 Dec 2011 at 12:31 Image of day on 21 Jan 2012

During cold weather birds can get very aggressive around the feeders.

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Image Taken on 23 Aug 2011 at 06:49 Image of day on 14 Oct 2011

We don't often see Voles leaping, but this one is leaping towards camera (hence shadow on stone) and may have been startled the arrival of the Dunnock behind the stone.

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Image Taken on 17 Feb 2007 at 17:13 Image of day on 26 Feb 2007

A couple of birds arguing over who get the grub.

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Image Taken on 17 Apr 2012 at 06:50 Image of day on 14 May 2012

A couple of days later at the other ground-level camera a Robin and Dunnock having a serious go at each other.

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Image Taken on 26 Dec 2007 at 07:44 Image of day on 24 Jan 2008

The recent peaceful coexistence seems to have been ruffled.

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Image of day on 02 Mar 2005

Territorial conflicts continue as the Robin chases off the Dunnock.

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Image Taken on 16 Apr 2008 at 06:33 Image of day on 28 Apr 2008

Birds are just so agile in the air. There is the head of another Dunnock at the right edge of the original frame, so maybe this is the male showing off. You can see the log is in one of its 'rook-adjusted' positions

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Image Taken on 13 Oct 2011 at 07:18 Image of day on 25 Nov 2011

A robin launching from the ground to see off an over-flying Dunnock.

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Image Taken on 20 Oct 2011 at 07:30 Image of day on 30 Nov 2011

2 days later the Robin and Dunnock are still skirmishing

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Image Taken on 18 Oct 2011 at 18:03 Image of day on 30 Nov 2011

In a wonderful flurry of wings the robin that 'owns' this site sees off the long-suffering dunnock. A male Chaffinch just watches - they seem to be more evenly matched & the robin may get more resistance.

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Image Taken on 03 Jan 2008 at 07:50 Image of day on 04 Feb 2008

Just as it was getting light, this Robin and Dunock disagree about who owns this patch of land. Doesn't look like there was much left by way of nibbles left to fight over.

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Image Taken on 21 Dec 2010 at 08:07 Image of day on 22 Feb 2011

The tree sparrows have become 'sort of' regular visitors here in the extended frozen period, and seem to be mostly tolerated by the more resident Dunnocks. We have a surprising number of images of this grouping of birds (we assume the same individuals) over several days.

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