What's Buzzing or Flying near you today.... 2014

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    You are very fortunate A, just seeing one in it's natural environment is a rarity so :dbgrtmb: to you.
    I imagine it was a juvenile (unless it had the black mask across the eye) as they move around more.:smile:
     
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    Well, it was the black mask around it's eyes that first caught my attention, it's a very distinct and different looking bird. To be honest, it was the Long Tailed Tit's arrival that got me interested and then within a second or two the Penduline Tit arrived and that got my attention even more as it was something I'd never seen before.:snork:
     
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      It was an adult then:blue thumb:, the size and shape of the mask is different, larger and wider in the male and as you say, a totally different bird to Long Tails, being a similar colour to the Bearded tit.
       
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        Holton Lee, Poole harbour.
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        Siskin
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        Marsh Tit.
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          Fantastic shots yet again, Strongy.:thumbsup::snork:
           
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            Love that Goldfinch Strongy
            what a shot,
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              @strongylodon is a Marsh tit also called a coal Tit ?

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                Spruce, they are different Tits. The Coal Tit is much more common and has a black cap with a white patch on the nape, the Marsh it though similar in colour has a black cap extending to the back and if seen in the sun, the cap is shiney.
                 
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                  I have just remembered I took a pic of the back of a Coal Tit this morning as well but didn't think to upload it! It show the white patch that the Marsh Tit doesn't have. Does that make sense?:scratch::biggrin:
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                    Just practising;)

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                      Is that you in your Pigeon disguise, Woo, practising sneaking up on them!!? I like the Pigeons as they clean up the seed that's dropped on the ground from the feeders and that saves me a job!!
                       
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                        Thanks Armandll its either Pigeons or Seagulls, I have never known a January/February like this year,a lot of river species just haven't shown up:dunno:;)
                         
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                          Too deep for a lot of waders Woo.:frown:

                          Took a trip to Weymouth, my old haunt, (making use of my bus pass!)
                          Birds on the Backwater.
                          A fully ringed Coot.
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                          Little Grebe.
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                          Tutfed Duck.
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                          Male Gadwall.
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                          The Hooded Merganser (possibly an escapee)is still there and in his amazing Winter plumage, I put pics of him on here three yeas ago!
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                          Car Park.
                          Herring Gulls.
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                          Greater Black Backed Gulls but no Lesser BBs
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                          Black Headed Gull with the black head starting to show.
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                            I had enough time yesterday to take quite a few shots of the Long tailed tits on the feeders but struggled with the poor light [really 'orrible] to get a shutter speed above 60th sec even at an ISO of 1600. So on examining the images they are flat in colour, unsharp, and not up to even saving.......binned.:gaah:
                             
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                              Good morning Strongy and Armandll my friends,Strongy excellent photos and well worth the visit to Weymouth:)
                              Armandll I know just what you mean early morning shots for me are all most impossible with the low light,especially with birds in flight,my recycle bin gets full up every day;)
                               
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