06 May 2009

Fighting Blue Tits

This amazing sequence of events was captured by the nestbox camera of a BTO Nest Recorder. The female incubating a full clutch of eggs is attacked by an imposter, presumably a second female. During the scrap, the male of the nesting pair keeps entering the box and attempts to feed his mate, oblivious to the commotion.

Is he just insensitive to her plight or just intent on carrying out his feeding duties, ignoring the female squabbles?

Posted by Mark Grantham at 19:41
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3 comments:

  1. David Norman13 May 2009 at 23:06

    So ... what happened next?

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  2. Anonymous19 July 2009 at 15:28

    Emily Smyth

    same so what happened next...
    i've never seen blue tits do this before but its interesting!!! :-)

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  3. Unknown18 August 2009 at 16:10

    I had a local 'retrap' from a neighbours patio when he found two female Blue Tits locked together by their claws, unable to fly off.

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