More blue tits (includes video)

[Redpaul]

Taken at Oxford Island where most of the birds are incredibly friendly. I'd only switched my motorbike off 5 seconds and there were 4 blue tits and a robin on my handlebars.

1

Blue Tit by Paul S Wharton, on Flickr

2 Eeny meeny miney mo

Blue Tit by Paul S Wharton, on Flickr

3
A video of a robin and blue tit to show how tame they are.
[YOUTUBE]vpnyJy3Hlbc[/YOUTUBE]

Thanks for looking,
Paul

 

[john starkey]

Love no1 paul,and that video is brllliant,

regards,
john.

 

[u8myufo]

Good work Paul, love the vid I had to do a search for Oxford Island just to make sure it was not in the Oxford area, and it was not Pity as it looks like a wonderful little place, certainly lots of educational stuff for all to do. Keep sending them in.

 

[artyman]

Nice shots, looks like he's undecided on which to choose in #2

 

[DavePotter]

No 1 is simply amazing.. (no 2 is rather good too)

Dave

 

[Redpaul]

Thanks for the comments folks.
Rich you've probably already read about Oxford Island as you've Googled it but I'll give a bit of info anyway.
For starters it's not actually an island!

Oxford Island, the National Nature Reserve offers excellent opportunities for people to get close to nature. It is a peninsula today but was an island prior to 1850's before the Lough was successively lowered to prevent Winter flooding of surrounding farmland.
The reserve consists of 109 ha with 8 km of walks and nature trails accessible in all seasons, five bird watching hides, picnic areas, a paddling pool and children's play area. The richness of the wildflower meadows, woodlands, shoreline and open water means that there is always something special to see.

Paul