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Treetops

Sunday, 11th March 2001, West Yorkshire

sycamoreblue titBLUE TITS and Long-tailed Tits investigate the twigs of a Turkey Oak, while a single Goldfinch is picking off small insects, spiders or insect eggs from the buds of a Sycamore.

dunnock In another garden tree a Dunnock gives a short trill of it's tingling song.

There's an old hen's feather and a few pieces of straw lying near the front door. There are more on the garage roof. Something, probably a House Sparrow is nest building behind the barge-boarding on the corner of the house. next page

Richard Bell
Richard Bell,
wildlife illustrator

E-mail; 'richard@willowisland.co.uk'