Tuesday 25 August 2009

Blue Tits

Just recently there has been a juvenile Blue Tit visiting the Birdy Bistro. It can be picked out from the adults by its grey cap which will change to blue later on.

Normally when the Blue Tits visit they spend a short while on the cables above the feeders bobbing their heads and having a good look round to make sure all is safe before descending. This youngster spent over a minute trying to pluck up courage to mix in with all the House Sparrows that were hogging the feeders before flying away to try again later.



An adult Blue Tit almost hidden behind a leaf on another Sunflower growing from a seed dropped by the birds.

Peek-a-Boo. I can see you.
Blue Tit

Finally another piece of video. It starts with a Goldfinch surveying for danger above the feeders. The second part is of a juvenile Blue Tit doing what Blue Tits do best - feeding upside down on the fat ball feeder.

8 comments:

  1. Who would have thought common birds could be so entertaining. Must be the way you tell them! Thanks.

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  2. As you have probably gathered, Adrian, I love watching the antics of the everyday visitors to my garden. They seem to get so little coverage on the net as a whole.

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  3. I especially enjoy your videos of the small birds in your garden. I like the idea of growing sunflowers. Must see if they would grow here!

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  4. Great videos John. I never tire of watching these. :)

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  5. Hi Mick: Pleased you like my little videos.

    Re Sunflowers see this from Pam in Queensland.

    http://clothtocreation-pam.blogspot.com/2009/03/so-sunny.html

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  6. Thank you Keith. I never tire of making them.

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  7. Great stuff John, so entertaining and always nice to see the antics of the Blue Tit.

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  8. I agree Jan the BTs are guaranteed to entertain even if only by the seemingly impossible places they stand.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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