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Image Taken on 28 Nov 2009 at 13:20    Image of day on 28 Dec 2009

One visited the tree stump some 70m away for a decent portrait.


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Image Taken on 08 Apr 2008 at 16:04    Image of day on 23 Apr 2008

Many trees have matured enough to start producing seed in the last couple of years, and the seed eaters are becoming regular visitors.


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Image Taken on 24 Nov 2009 at 15:55    Image of day on 28 Dec 2009

In just a few years Marsh tits have moved from seeing occasional individual to regulars - and in this case 2 at once in the same frame.


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Image Taken on 10 Dec 2007 at 14:09    Image of day on 13 Jan 2008

Lurking in a sunny spot on the south wall of the house and out of the bitter wind, a Marsh Tit casts it's shadow on the wall.


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Image Taken on 29 Apr 2010 at 07:49    Image of day on 05 Jun 2010

Here a starling collected loads of the remaining feathers over the long-tailed tit nest over which we think a Sparrowhawk made or at least plucked a kill. The size & quantity of the feathers seemed too much to be a Long-tailed tit and suspect the pigeon population was reduced by 1.


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