Another European Robin image !
A pair of Eurasian Treecreeper fed constantly.
A woodland path - where are the large wandering mixed flocks of
birds one used to see in years gone by ...?
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29 December, 2008
Woodland Walk
12 March, 2007
Atlas Work
Next year sees the start of the 3rd national breeding atlas project run by the British Trust for Ornithology. As a county, Bedfordshire are starting a year earlier. Familiar to many folk, the Blue Tit should be easy to mark down as a confirmed breeder.
Two Eurasian Treecreeper were very active chasing one another around old 'crack' Willows in the water meadow. Four 'adaptations' can be seen on this bird. A long, decurved bill to get food from bark crevices, long claws help negotiate the surfaces on the tree, a stiff tail used for support and balance, and camouflage - dark above for predator defence and pale beneath while looking for prey.
Typical this time of year- one female Mallard with an entourage of attending males.
Two Eurasian Treecreeper were very active chasing one another around old 'crack' Willows in the water meadow. Four 'adaptations' can be seen on this bird. A long, decurved bill to get food from bark crevices, long claws help negotiate the surfaces on the tree, a stiff tail used for support and balance, and camouflage - dark above for predator defence and pale beneath while looking for prey.
Typical this time of year- one female Mallard with an entourage of attending males.
