Brian TanseyI took this pic today and am trying to figure out if this is a blue tit which has just had a bath( photo taken on banks of a river) - or is it a juvenile or other explanation for appearance?
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Blue Tit- banks of thw dodder River-Ireland (1 Viewer)
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Brian TanseyI took this pic today and am trying to figure out if this is a blue tit which has just had a bath( photo taken on banks of a river) - or is it a juvenile or other explanation for appearance?
stuartelsom
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Juveniles don't show any blue in the plumage, so it's a very wet adult!
Nice capture too!
Stu
Nice capture too!
Stu
Many thanks
Even more obvious than the 'missing' blue (they do have blue in wings and tail), is that the white areas of the adult's head are replaced by pale yellow in the juvenile.
