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December (Page 1) 2008
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| There has been plenty going on in the bird
boxes |
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| We are getting visits from a couple of
blue tits |
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This little chap is doing he's best to entice a
young ladies interest |
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| Meanwhile another Tit is inspecting box 2 |
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| This wall could do with a bit of work |
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| The other great tit checks the floor, can
you see that small white spec |
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| This is it, in my beak, ill get rid of it,
obviously a lady, so tidy |
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| You would find it hard at this time of year
to tell the sexes apart |
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| Now is this a male or a female |
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| The males have a brighter head than females,
but usually less defined edges, but its still very hard to tell,
especially with varying lighting conditions |
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| The females are usually the ones that do
this, we call it a shuffle, a way of determining the suitable size
of a nesting site |
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| This looks like a male, with an offering
perhaps |
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| But a few second later it does this, so is
it a female? |
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| This might be the answer, there are a pair,
and as the male hunkers down at the entrance, then leaves the female
to check the suitability of he's offering |
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| While he watches what's going on from
outside |
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