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Two birds engaged in a chase, perhaps the lower one (woodpigeon) avoided the predator by creating a stunning diversion !
This wax bee comb appeared in a fairly exposed position in a Cotoneaster hedge on 30 May 2010 in Norwich. It was presumably abandoned as it is not in a sheltered spot. (2 pictures – face and side)
Bearded tit or Panurus Biarmicus.
Lives mainly in areas with dense reedbeds. Main areas they are found in the UK are East Anglia, Lancashire and Yokshire, and an isolated colony in Eastern Scotland. Females only have the black marks around their eyes unlike the males whose markings look like a moustache.
My neighbour noticed he/she has no tail feathers. There's been about 4/5 fledglings flying around this afternoon behind my house and this one was being fed by the parents, but it's been on my back patio for the last hour and I've not noticed any feeding. I can still hear it now as I type...
Just after Springwatch in 2009 I noticed a busy little bird in the back yard of our house in Sardinia. It took me a day or two to realise that it was nesting behind the outside near our back door. The next visitors to the house were happy to report that four little chicks safely flew away over the next three weeks.