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Birds - Other tits Page 1
Image Taken on 11 Mar 2023
at 12:31 Image of day on 14 Apr 2023
Here are the three species of Tits we normally see, as named in the title.
That feeder needs refilling ...
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Image of day on 01 Apr 2005
A pair of long tailed tits have appeared and seem to be nesting.
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Image Taken on 26 Mar 2017
at 14:35 Image of day on 06 May 2017
Long-tail Tits seem to be favourites. Here is one perched on the tip of a hedge branch.
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Image Taken on 23 Mar 2011
at 10:35 Image of day on 20 Apr 2011
Long-tailed tits occasionally visit the peanut feeder - this one
stopped for a few seconds on the end of the perch in hazy sunshine.
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Image Taken on 16 Feb 2008
at 09:58 Image of day on 14 Mar 2008
Suddenly we have a flock of about 8 long tailed tits visiting
our North hedge.
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Image Taken on 18 Mar 2009
at 17:50 Image of day on 09 Apr 2009
This long tailed tit has been given an exotic colour by the
setting sun. The sky behind it was clear so it appears the
'normal' blue.
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Image Taken on 18 May 2016
at 12:03 Image of day on 27 Jun 2016
Look at me!
The bird spent several seconds hanging by one claw for reasons we
can only imagine. The smearing on the glass is where the ivy rubs
on the glass only cleaned the day before. We didn't want to cut
away such a good photo opportunity!
When included as part of our 'Weekly Assortment' a correspondent suggested
that the bird is collecting spider web it uses to build the nest.
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Image Taken on 14 May 2016
at 12:10 Image of day on 28 Jun 2016
Here we see that there is a sort of 'hood' arrangement over the eye.
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Image Taken on 12 Nov 2024
at 09:55 Image of day on 17 Dec 2024
The spread wings against the sky seem to us an absolute delight ...
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Image Taken on 12 Nov 2024
at 09:55 Image of day on 17 Dec 2024
Another brief visit by a few Long-tailed Tits.
Here is a montage of two frames of one leaving the tip of a Horse Chestnut tree.
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Image Taken on 12 Nov 2024
at 09:55 Image of day on 17 Dec 2024
... that looks even better as a negative
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Image Taken on 20 Jan 2023
at 15:41 Image of day on 17 Feb 2023
Here one Long-tailed Tit makes a delayed departure on the arrival of humans,
for which the cameraman caught these two moments about 140mS apart.
Wildlife programs are forever telling us how herds of animals confuse predators
who need to concentrate on one individual, and it seem that flock of birds in
flight has a similar effect on the 'Photographer' species.
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Image Taken on 21 Apr 2014
at 12:52 Image of day on 17 Jun 2014
Long-tailed Tits usually seem to have some bit of tree or bush between
themselves and the annoying humans, so we were lucky to get this moment
of moderately uncluttered bird flying straight at the camera, with tail
fanned behind, from the glorious blossom.
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Image Taken on 23 Apr 2009
at 15:01 Image of day on 17 May 2009
Here he is launching himself at the window to flap against it for
a few seconds, back to a perch, rest a few seconds, and off he goes again.
He does this whether we draw the curtains, put things in the
window or whatever.
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Image Taken on 21 Mar 2008
at 10:24 Image of day on 15 Apr 2008
Unusual pose of a Long-tailed Tit with it's tail pushed out of
position by the twigs and feathers fluffed out. Sweet little
face.
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Image Taken on 26 Feb 2012
at 12:34 Image of day on 26 Mar 2012
A pair of Long-tailed Tits have arrived to breed again this year (we hope).
We have only spotted one pair for the moment but they are so quick
at everything they do there is a good chance we have missed others.
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Image Taken on 11 Jul 2013
at 15:02 Image of day on 31 Aug 2013
Several juvenile Long-tailed Tits were exploring a group of trees
for food. These nervous birds always seem to manage to get some
bit of foliage between them and the camera!
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Image Taken on 11 Jul 2013
at 14:58 Image of day on 31 Aug 2013
Several juvenile Long-tailed Tits were exploring a group of trees
for food. These nervous birds always seem to manage to get some
bit of foliage between them and the camera!
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Image Taken on 08 Jun 2024
at 13:30 Image of day on 07 Jul 2024
In most years we see a family group of Long-tailed Tit flitting high in the
trees, and whether being obviously watched or not, soon move on. For a couple
of minutes we were treated to initially 4 juveniles only a few metres away.
This is the first 'grab-the-moment' shot.
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Image Taken on 08 Jun 2024
at 13:31 Image of day on 07 Jul 2024
Two of the juvenile Long-tailed Tits moved out of sight to an adjacent tree,
but these two stayed long enough to get this little portrait of one of them.
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