• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.
Prickly perch ! - Coal Tit - Periparus ater
C

Prickly perch ! - Coal Tit - Periparus ater (Periparus ater)

This little coal tit shot down and perched on this bramble stem but soon realised getting both feet down wasn't possible due to the very sharp thorns.
At first I thought it only had one leg but once I could examine the shot on the computer it was obvious putting both feet down was not going to be easy plus you can just see the end of a claw as it held its leg up.
I'm not quite sure how sensitive their feet are seeing some things they manage to perch on but this one certainly wasn't comfortable and quickly moved on in a matter of seconds none the worse for its mistake.
Click to expand...
Habitat
Woodland
Location
North Devon UK
Date taken
4th February 2017
Scientific name
Periparus ater
Equipment used
Canon 7D Mkll + 300mm f2.8L IS lens + 1.4x extender
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Lol, this handsome Tit seems to know just how to navigate its prickly perch though. Great close-up John!
 
C
Cheers everyone. I found myself wincing every time it moved on that prickly perch.
Take care all.
John
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Covenant
Date added
View count
113
Comment count
4

Share this media

Back
Top