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18-04-2010, 09:24 PM
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| | | Treecreeper ?
When I was out this afternoon walking through the woods, a movement caught my eye so I stopped to have a look. I saw something small going up a tree but couldn't make out whether it was a bird or a mouse. Its movement was jerky and it kept stopping before going further up the tree. I wouldn't have seen it if it hadn't moved as it blended in very well with the tree bark, (sorry , I don't know what kind of tree but it had darkish coloured rough bark).
After it got so far up the tree , it flew (not a mouse then  ) to another tree nearby and hid in the ivy covered trunk. When it flew off the first tree it flew downwards to the next tree, landing about 2 feet up from the ground.
I didn't notice much detail other than it blended in well with the bark and had lighter coloured underparts. It looked about the size of a Coal Tit.
I had a look in my books when I got home and wonder if it is a Treecreeper ?
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18-04-2010, 09:35 PM
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| | | Re: Treecreeper ?
Sounds very much like typical Treecreeper behaviour to me. The lighter under parts seem right. Don't think they have a preference for any particular type of tree as I have seen them on various different species. |
18-04-2010, 09:36 PM
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| | | Re: Treecreeper ?
I too spotted a couple of Treecreepers in Reading today. It was good to see them, it's been a few years since I last spotted one.
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18-04-2010, 09:51 PM
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| | | Re: Treecreeper ?
Absolutely spot on! You could write the description of a treecreeper's behaviour for a field guide! They are lovely to see.
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18-04-2010, 10:05 PM
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| | | Re: Treecreeper ?
THANKYOU !
I was out looking for good spots to observe birds from and put a little food in places so that I can hopefully take photos. I'm just amazed by what I see without being concealed. I found a good spot and sat there for a while , and had a pair of Blue Tits singing in a tree just a few feet away . As well as seeing my first Treecreeper, I saw a roe deer and a hare fairly close to where I was today | | |
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