05 Wednesday Jul 2023
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As I was standing perfectly still and silent in the thick of a copse of trees and shrubs, staring at leaves and insects and leafmines, the small flock of juvenile Long-tailed tits moving through the greenery, foraging for tiny insects, didn’t notice me, which meant I was able to get a few photos of these adorable wee youngsters.
19 Friday Jul 2019
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#365DaysWild, Cosmeston, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, juvenile Long-tailed tit, long-tailed tit
A pack of juveniles they may be but I saw no delinquents here.
These are the cute little bundles of fluff known officially as Long-tailed tits, and yesterday, at Cosmeston, I followed a flock of perhaps 40 of these, with an assortment of Great and Blue tits and Chiffchaffs, all young birds, as they were feeding.
Following a shrubby fence line, they pecked about amongst the low trees and bushes, and also ventured out into the field of wildflowers, perching precariously on the stems of tall umbellifers while surveying the surrounding plants for small insects and caterpillars.
It was a great delight to watch them and, being young, they were not as wary of my presence as adults might be, so I managed to get some reasonable photos.
earthstar 
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