Unusually the Great tit was the first bird to the stump this time, he chose one nut, then seemed to see the bigger nuts and spat out his first choice. His beak seemed to drop open at the size of the monkey nuts.
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But then after a good feel of the bigger nuts, he changed his mind and picked up his first choice again.
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The Robin arrived next and being more discerning, chose the fat covered meal worm sections.
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The feisty Nuthatch arrived, but he seemed a little nervous and had a good look round ...
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... before selecting a nut ...
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and flying off with it.
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Blue Tits are always nervous, this one landed - took off again ...
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flew in a circle, then landed again.
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A Coal Tit was next, he took his time choosing but left when a Nuthatch arrived.
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The Nuthatch, decided to try his luck at the monkey nuts and ...
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Took some up into his tree ...
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... a branch had been removed from the tree (before it could fall down) and a couple of bits of bark were left sticking up. It was here that he placed them and tried to break into the outer shell ...
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... he gave us a few minutes of entertainment as he tried every thing he could ...
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... even a flying dive to put all his weight behind his beak ...
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... then he stopped to peruse the situation, before flying away ...
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... maybe to fetch help, but we had to leave then.
All taken with a
Canon EOS 7d, with an EF 100 - 400mm L series Lens
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