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The dining table
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delia todd

The dining table (Periparus ater)

Coal Tits, particularly, are the grab and run feeders. But what they do is to grab a seed from a feeder then take it to what they think is a safe nearby branch, hold it between their toes and peck at it.

It was Ann that first pointed this behaviour out to me and I'm still, to this day, not sure why I'd not noticed it before.
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Habitat
Scrubby tree area above ravine
Location
Craighall, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
1 January 2021
Scientific name
Periparus ater
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900 Birdwatching mode
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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
172
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
214.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Coal Tit on branch.jpg
File size
461.8 KB
Date taken
Fri, 01 January 2021 3:31 PM
Dimensions
3500px x 2354px

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