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09-06-2009, 12:04 PM
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| |  Great Tits
In The rspb pictures, the great it is bright yellow and green. However, I have recently had one stopping on my feeders and they are just grey and white. Is there a reason why this great tit is grey or whether their plumages just differ between bird?
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09-06-2009, 12:38 PM
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Could it have been a Coal Tit instead John? |
09-06-2009, 12:40 PM
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Took the words right out of my mouth Ruth. 
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09-06-2009, 12:42 PM
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09-06-2009, 12:45 PM
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| | | Re: Great Tits
Nope I've had Coal tits before, this had the iconic big black stripe down its front, bigger than the surrounding blue tits and did not have the white patch on the back of it's head. The same kind of colour as the coal tit, but not as much black just very dull colours. |
09-06-2009, 01:51 PM
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Juveniles perhaps? |
09-06-2009, 02:02 PM
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| | | Re: Great Tits
Many of the RSPB pictures are vastly "over-coloured" - this site is often more helpful: British Garden Birds - Great Tit |
09-06-2009, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Elizabeth B | I agree, the pictures are nice but much brighter than the real thing. |
09-06-2009, 04:38 PM
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| | | Re: Great Tits
Juveniles appear very washed out at this time of year, especially before going through post-juv moult, which I wouldn't have thought they will have done yet - many have only just left the nest.
You could well be seeing juveniles here. |
09-06-2009, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jenny W You could well be seeing juveniles here. | Could be although it is on it's own or very occasionally with 1 more. I would have thought juveniles would have been with their parents.
I am looking from a fair few feet away but can tell it does not have the yellow on the breast. Just had a coal tit sit next to it on the sunflower hearts which showed that the bird does have colour scheme like the coal tit.
It's a lot like this bird ( http://natureinview.co.uk/IMG_10149%...n%20lichen.jpg ) but from where I'm sitting there would not be a hope of seeing the few yellow feathers. Is this bird a juvenile because it does not have the bright yellow breast? | | | |
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