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Who would have thought this of Great Tits?

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  • 29-12-2011 11:36pm
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    Mothman
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    In British gardens they are welcome visitors, stopping off to sing and snack on the caterpillars. But in a remote cave in Hungary they are exhibiting some unusual behaviour. There, great tits have turned into predators who search out and eat roosting bats.

    Full article in Gaurdian


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    slowburner
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    I don't think there's any doubt that great tits are or can be, fairly aggressive as well as smart.
    It is one of the reasons I don't like to put out feed - doing so invariably encourages tits almost to the complete exclusion of other birds.


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    Rainbowsend
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    slowburner wrote: »
    I don't think there's any doubt that great tits are or can be, fairly aggressive as well as smart.
    It is one of the reasons I don't like to put out feed - doing so invariably encourages tits almost to the complete exclusion of other birds.

    I cant say I find that to be the case at all, lots of blue, coal and great tits
    visit the feeders alongside sparrows, finches, I find the tits to be most
    courteous and the sparrows tend to be the aggressive ones, thats apart from
    the resident robin who OWNS the place :)


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    Mothman
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    Similar to Rainbow, I don't find the tits particularly aggressive in or about the feeders and the finches seem quite happy to co-exist


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    slowburner
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    Rainbowsend wrote: »
    I cant say I find that to be the case at all, lots of blue, coal and great tits
    visit the feeders alongside sparrows, finches, I find the tits to be most
    courteous and the sparrows tend to be the aggressive ones, thats apart from
    the resident robin who OWNS the place :)
    I have never seen a sparrow here - maybe the tits have ousted them :D


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    Rainbowsend
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Rainbowsend


    :eek: never seen a sparrow in your garden?? They must be all in
    mine :)


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    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,219 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    Not too sure if you could call my space a garden, it's more of a clearing in the woods :p


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    swifts need our help!
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    Not many tits in my garden either - usually just singles on Blue, Coal and Great


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    the scrote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭the scrote


    I really should looked closer at name of the forum closer before i clicked on this,
    excuse me while i get my coat,


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