Wild Talk

Now is the time of the year when all the small birds come into gardens and gorge themselves on the offerings left out. Our garden is no exception and we have a lovely group of regulars that include: Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coal Tits, Sparrows, and my personal favourite is the Nuthatch. I have had plenty of use out of my camera the last couple of weeks taking photos of them as they feed! This is a Coal Tit ( Periparus ater ), the Coal Tit is slightly less bright in colour compared too other members of the Tit family which you will see below. The Coal Tit is often found in gardens as during the autumn and winter they join large flocks of Tits (such as blue and great) and they then go into woodlands and gardens in search of food. The Coal Tit has a much more slender beak than other Tits and they use this effectively in conifer woodlands, this means they are able to feed with limited competition from other Tits. Coal Tits also stock pile food during the winter, which is why they are di