Like last year, I spent 21 December on the farm trying to catch some birds.
21 December 2010 was cold and snowy, we caught lots of birds and had a big jar of Quality Street to devour. Sadly 2011 was not quite as successful.
But we caught a few birds around the farm orchard.
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| male House Sparrow |
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| female House Sparrow |
'Fascinating' fact: Both adult and juvenile House Sparrows do a complete moult after the breeding season (though obviously not all at once - that would be silly). So once that's complete you can't tell how old they are. But you can tell whether they're male or female.
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| Coal Tit (sex unknown) |
Coal Tit was a good catch for the farm, with only a couple ever caught there before.
'Fascinating' fact: You can tell how old Coal Tits are at this time of year (though I forgot to photograph the relevant bit). Young birds don't moult all of their greater coverts, so if you look carefully you can see difference in colour between the old ones and the new ones.
photos taken with Apple iPhone 4S
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