Yellow Headed Blue Tit (1 Viewer)

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spmontgomery

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #1

Took this photo of Blue tits on my garden feeder.

It appeared daily for a week or two.

Does anybody have an opinion on the one with a yellow crown?

Shaun

 

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Kevin

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #2

Man-made...courtesy of Paint-Shop or similar ???

 

Reader

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #3

Probably heavily covered in pollen dust.

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Aug 25, 2005

• #4

all 4 are juveniles readily told by yellowish cheeks and undeveloped blue crown. latter varies as we see, all 4 ind look different, but the rich orange-yellow crown isn't normal: pollen, some other staining?

 

Keith Reeder

Watch the birdie...

• Aug 25, 2005

• #5

I agree with Reader - pollen.

Shaun, are there any "red hot pokers" or similar flowers in the garden?

 

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spmontgomery

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #6

Kevin said:

Man-made...courtesy of Paint-Shop or similar ???

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Kevin,

I can promise you that this irregularity is not the result of any photo manipulation; Paint Shop Pro or any other program!

Shaun

 

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spmontgomery

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #7

Keith Reeder said:

I agree with Reader - pollen.

Shaun, are there any "red hot pokers" or similar flowers in the garden?

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Plenty!

I have never seen any other birds so affected but I must agree it does look like pollen dust.

Shaun

 

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spmontgomery

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #8

Reader said:

Probably heavily covered in pollen dust.

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I agree, it does look like that. Would the whole of the crown be so covered in it for more than a week?

Shaun

 

Reader

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• Aug 25, 2005

• #9

spmontgomery said:

I agree, it does look like that. Would the whole of the crown be so covered in it for more than a week?

Shaun

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If a bird becomes addicted to whatever is causing this it will visit regularly. On each subsequent trip more pollen will become attached taking the place of pollen that is disappearing.

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• Aug 25, 2005

• #10

Kids will be kids! Must be a punk-rocker.