marsh tit

A Marsh Tit feeding amongst the alder catkins at Strumpshaw Fen. Ron

A Marsh Tit searching for food amongst the trees at Minsmere. Ron

I saw as I took this shot that I'd got the marsh tit with a seed in its beak. But I only saw when I got the shot up on a larger screen that it was swallowing yet another seed even as it picked this one. That brought to mind the old potato chip ad - I forget for which brand - "Bet you can't...

On my way downtown on Saturday, I stopped just where the road divides by the fortress. There was a chiff chaff chiffing and chaffing from up in a tree there, but even though I waited for quite some time it wasn't the chiff chaff I saw. Instead, this marsh tit kept "commuting" from the...

Well Peeps, We had a great day with little Maggie yesterday. A bus ride into town, a long walk to the park, plenty of running around, and two ice creams, I loved it. This morning I am taking a mile walk to the station, train ride to Fareham, bus ride to Hill Head, then...

Busy week for me this week, we have company, and its also Hastings Carnival Week. Lets hope the lovely weather continues. Bands on the Beach was good on saturday and sunday, and both days were well supported. Its the best week of the year for me, and we have said that once we move to Norfolk, we...

A Marsh Tit photographed a few months ago. I love these little fellas but I haven't seen many of them recently. I suppose they have family stuff to do at the moment. Ron

I took this shot quite a time ago but didn't post it as there were lots of ugly and distracting branches behind the bird. With the help of my 'digital secateurs' I did some intensive scrub clearance in the background. It's still very rough but it seemed a pity not to post it after the bird had...

Food on the move. A Marsh Tit dropping in for seed and flying off again. They don't hang about for long. Ron

A Marsh Tit taking full advantage of the seeds which I scattered on a tree stump in the woods at Strumpshaw Fen. I think this shot shows how large their heads are compared to their bodies. Ron

A Marsh Tit in the woods at Strumpshaw Fen. I love the colours and textures in the bark of these old trees. Ron

A Marsh Tit in deep concentration as it feeds in the woods at Strumpshaw Fen. Ron

A Marsh Tit proudly holding its 'prize' sunflower seed. That reminds me - I haven't been to a funfair for years. That reminds me - I hate funfairs! Ron

Another shot of a Marsh Tit in the bushes at Strumpshaw Fen. More digital 'pruning' in this one. To help Lynn in identifying these birds I described the black cap as looking like a racing cyclist's helmet. She now refers to them as Chris Boardman birds, lol. Ron

I think I should have called this one Marsh Mess, as it is a technical disaster. However, I quite like the pose from the bird so I thought I would post it anyway. I did a bit of 'gardening' to 'prune out' some annoying twigs in the background. Ron

Around dozen Marsh Tit were coming to sunflower hearts I'd put out in the wood. It was a mad scramble as they all dived in grabbing as many as they could before flying off to hide them and then return for more.

Despite the 'iffy' weather on Saturday, we decided to visit Strumpshaw Fen. We had a very pleasant walk and saw some good birds, including two Bullfinches (hooray), flocks of Siskins and Redwings and a Mistle Thrush. There was nothing that I could photograph but it was a pleasant way to pass a...