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Birders

Ocelot II

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2. That's too bad. The blue tit* is a close relative of the chickadee,

Reply to Layzeebeaver (Original post)

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 01:47 PM

Apr 2021

a denizen of the western hemisphere, only they're mostly blue and don't have black heads. Chickadees are also very common and have been infesting my bird feeders all winter. I don't have a stuffed one, though.

*A blue tit is not necessarily a characteristic of a cold stripper.

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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