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Birders

Layzeebeaver

(2,214 posts) Wed Apr 21, 2021, 12:40 PM Apr 2021

just had a blue tit smack into the back of our house (Instantly dead) [View all]

Looks like it broke its neck. It was quite a thud.

So I wrapped it up in newspaper, popped it into a ziplock, and placed it in the freezer.

Called the local taxidermy guy just out of town. £130 to mount it up.

At least the bird will have an after-life.

Need to find a nice glass dome.

Considering we counted 95 blue tit landings in an hour during the RSPB Birdwatch last season, I can suppose there is still a healthy population.

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just had a blue tit smack into the back of our house (Instantly dead) [View all] Layzeebeaver Apr 2021 OP

Maybe put up an Owl (fake) or pic of an Owl to keep them from smacking into the house? SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #1

Thank you! Layzeebeaver Apr 2021 #3

That's too bad. The blue tit* is a close relative of the chickadee, Ocelot II Apr 2021 #2

always sad when that happens markie Apr 2021 #4

I have hummingbird feeders near my windows. liberalmuse Apr 2021 #5

SO... back from holiday... Layzeebeaver May 2021 #6