Blue Tit A Birdwatcher S Guide John R Cammidge Growing up with blue tits on the farm is one of my earliest memories. these feisty little birds (4.5 in 12 cm in length) were noisy, sociable, and inquisitive, and the moment we hung up bacon rind after breakfast, they would be there, hanging upside down, pecking away at the food. the word “tit” is derived from the old norse word meaning. It may catch up to 250 bees a day. 6. grey crowned crane (africa) you are more likely to see this species in a zoo than out in the wild. its size and form, as well as its plumage, qualify it for a place on my list of most beautiful birds. today, there are about 30,000 grey crowned cranes living in the wild.
Blue Tit A Birdwatcher S Guide John R Cammidge Johnrcammidge blue tit birdwatcher. The black scoter adult male is all black and characterized by a bulbous bill that is mostly yellow. the female looks like a female surf scoter, but with more extensive pale areas on its cheeks and neck. the white winged male is mostly silken black with large white patches on its wings, an orange red bill, and a white comma shaped patch around. Blue tits are common throughout woodlands, parks and gardens across the uk, just absent from some scottish highlands and islands. they are very much a european bird, present almost everywhere across the continent but otherwise barely extending to parts of asia. they are resident birds and, although they roam in winter, it is rare for them to. The adult male has a blue cap with white cheeks and forehead and a black stripe running from the base of the upper mandible, through the eye to the nape of the neck. there is a narrow black vertical stripe on the chin running from the base of the lower mandible to the throat. the underparts are a pale yellow with a dark vertical streak.
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