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?

3 comments:

  1. So ... what happened next?

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  2. Emily Smyth

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

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  3. 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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