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  1. Twiggy

    Twiggy

    Managed to catch a Coal Tit before he flew away from this shrub. Speedy wee guys, aren't they.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. A triumvirate of tits

    A triumvirate of tits

    The in-coming Blue Tit was actually perched on the tree behind the Coal Tit waiting a chance to get onto the coconut. Gave up, flew round the back of the the tree onto the feeder that way. Thought that was quite clever LOL
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie blue tit coal tit craighall cyanistes caeruleus flight nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Coal tit

    Coal tit

    • katastrofa
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    • coal tit garden norway periparus ater spring
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Only just...

    Only just...

    ... caught this guy in the trees.... fast moving blighters, aren't they.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Coal tit

    Coal tit

    Coal tit perched on a thuja branch
    • ignicapilla
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    • chickadee coal tit conifer forest periparus ater spruce thuja
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. That's better

    That's better

    The same coalie as yesterday's itchy one. Seems the itch must have gone now LOL. So he does have an eye after all.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. Got an itch? (SF)

    Got an itch? (SF)

    You have to scratch it don't you. Why is it you go to the dentist and as soon as he starts your nose starts to itch? I think he must do it with his eyes closed, as I can find no trace of an eye there.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire saturday fun scotland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Ready for the off

    Ready for the off

    .... which he did in the next frame with a right old blur of feathers! I'd managed to get back to the new feeding station on the edge of town when the ice had subsided somewhat.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. "Ooh that's better!"

    "Ooh that's better!"

    Coal Tit
    • Andy Hall
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    • coal tit periparus ater tits
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Coal tit

    Coal tit

    • maj.sujan
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    • coal tit norway periparus ater svartmeis trondheim
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Coal Tit

    Coal Tit

    Immediately before this shot, I was thinking I hadn't seen a Coal Tit or Goldcrest for months (some small evergreen trees, their favoured habitat, had been drastically cut back). Anyway, I opened the window, and at the same time this bird came and perched right in front of me. The camera wasn't...
    • Jonno52
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    • coal tit london uk periparus ater
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Coal tit

    Coal tit

    • katastrofa
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    • coal tit lommedalen norway periparus ater winter
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Coal Tit

    Coal Tit

    Coal Tit
    • tafa
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    • london periparus ater
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Saw him off!!

    Saw him off!!

    There was a Great Tit and a Coal Tit either side of that feeder when I started to click. But the Coal Tit flew. Surprised I managed to catch him in the frame (identifiably) LOL.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall great tit nikon coolpix p900 parus major periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. Perhaps...

    Perhaps...

    .... he thought the coconut would be more to his taste, even with a Coal Tit supervising his antics.
    • delia todd
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    • 2021 blairgowrie coal tit craighall erithacus rubecula european robin january nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. Too much choice

    Too much choice

    That's what happens when I fill the feeders, it just confuses them LOL.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. Chatting

    Chatting

    A couple of days later we were back at these feeders. Coalie seemed to prefer chatting to someone out of sight, rather than feeding from the coconut.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. The dining table

    The dining table

    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...
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. Someone opened the door

    Someone opened the door

    I see there's a break in the mesh on this nut feeder, which I didn't notice when I put some nuts in there. Wondering if it was a Great Spotted Woodpecker, or a Red Squirrel that did it. Anyway, the Coal Tit seems to think he might be able to get away with a bigger nut LOL My eye is improving...
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. Mooning (SF)

    Mooning (SF)

    A mooning Coal Tit .... or his attempt at it!
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall nikon p900 periparus ater perthshire saturday fun scotland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. Coal Tit

    Coal Tit

    Coal Tit
    • Chris G6 UXU
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    • coal tit periparus ater
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Differences

    Differences

    I was rather intrigued as to why the lower bird is completely lacking the rufous colouring on his underparts, which is so clearly seen on the other bird.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  23. coal tit

    coal tit

    • bievreJJ
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    • coal tit france isère periparus ater
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Waiting in the wings

    Waiting in the wings

    The back view of a Great Tit with a Coal Tit at the side of the stage waiting to put in an appearance.
    • delia todd
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    • blairgowrie coal tit craighall great tit parus major periparus ater perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  25. Coal Tit

    Coal Tit

    • katastrofa
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    • coal tit norway periparus ater winter
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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