What are you doing today?

[Essjay]

We were getting lunch ready and spotted movement in the back garden. In the ceanothus bush about 8 feet/2 metres away from the kitchen window were two flocks of birds, great tits and long tailed tits. They were jumping around inside the bush and several long tailed tits were pushing each other around trying to get into the bird bath - just a large plant pot saucer full of water hidden among the periwinkle under the bush.
Great tits I can understand, we often see them in the garden, but long tailed tits are one of those birds you know are there because you can hear them but rarely catch a glimpse of them. We know they've been around by the high pitched tweeting sound, but to see half a dozen of them so close to the house is unheard of.

 

[anewbie]

It is to some...to others, its just another day in paradise.

Not everyone is in paradise.... there are those of us who have been naughty.

 

[anewbie]

So people are mad at taylor swift for giving truck drivers a mere $100,000 bonus (on top of salary).

What i'm pondering is how much is a truck driver suppose to get as a bonus ?

 

[OldFishKeeper]

We were getting lunch ready and spotted movement in the back garden. In the ceanothus bush about 8 feet/2 metres away from the kitchen window were two flocks of birds, great tits and long tailed tits. They were jumping around inside the bush and several long tailed tits were pushing each other around trying to get into the bird bath - just a large plant pot saucer full of water hidden among the periwinkle under the bush.
Great tits I can understand, we often see them in the garden, but long tailed tits are one of those birds you know are there because you can hear them but rarely catch a glimpse of them. We know they've been around by the high pitched tweeting sound, but to see half a dozen of them so close to the house is unheard of.

Must have been a sight to behold ...

 

[OldFishKeeper]

Not everyone is in paradise.... there are those of us who have been naughty.

I thought I hid that very well...

 

[anewbie]

We were getting lunch ready and spotted movement in the back garden. In the ceanothus bush about 8 feet/2 metres away from the kitchen window were two flocks of birds, great tits and long tailed tits. They were jumping around inside the bush and several long tailed tits were pushing each other around trying to get into the bird bath - just a large plant pot saucer full of water hidden among the periwinkle under the bush.
Great tits I can understand, we often see them in the garden, but long tailed tits are one of those birds you know are there because you can hear them but rarely catch a glimpse of them. We know they've been around by the high pitched tweeting sound, but to see half a dozen of them so close to the house is unheard of.

I'm sorry but when did birds get tits? I thought they fed their babies worms ?

 

[Essjay]

And grubs and any other insect they can find

They used to be called titmice but the mice got dropped somewhere along the line. Not that these birds could drop a mouse as they're so small they couldn't pick one up.

 

[anewbie]

And grubs and any other insect they can find

They used to be called titmice but the mice got dropped somewhere along the line. Not that these birds could drop a mouse as they're so small they couldn't pick one up.

You mean these lovely creatures ?

Tufted Titmouse Facts

The tufted titmouse is a gray-plumed songbird that lives mainly in parts of the U.S. and Canada. Learn more with these fun tufted titmouse facts.

www.thoughtco.com

 

[OldFishKeeper]

I'm sorry but when did birds get tits? I thought they fed their babies worms ?

Classic!!!

 

[Essjay]

The ones in our garden are related to those.

These are the ones we hear but don't often see

Long-Tailed Tit | Identification Guide | Bird Spot

Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) identification guide. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK.

www.birdspot.co.uk

and the ones we see a lot

Great Tit | Bird Identification Guide | Bird Spot

Great tit (Parus major) identification guide. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK.

www.birdspot.co.uk

And blue tits are also quite common in our garden

Blue Tit | Bird Identification Guide | Bird Spot

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) identification guide. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK.

www.birdspot.co.uk

 

[OldFishKeeper]

And grubs and any other insect they can find

They used to be called titmice but the mice got dropped somewhere along the line. Not that these birds could drop a mouse as they're so small they couldn't pick one up.

They kinda do look like mice but lack a couple of legs...but that doesn't explain the first half of their name .

 

[OldFishKeeper]

The ones in our garden are related to those.

These are the ones we hear but don't often see

Long-Tailed Tit | Identification Guide | Bird Spot

Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) identification guide. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK.

www.birdspot.co.uk

and the ones we see a lot

Great Tit | Bird Identification Guide | Bird Spot

Great tit (Parus major) identification guide. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK.

www.birdspot.co.uk

And blue tits are also quite common in our garden

Blue Tit | Bird Identification Guide | Bird Spot

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) identification guide. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK.

www.birdspot.co.uk

Blue ones too...probably just during the winter...

 

[GaryE]

Titlingur was and maybe is an Icelandic word for sparrow, and a lot of English comes from the Vikings. I will now step away from the British English/American English crossover issue.

Since I am a serious mod, I didn't even smile, let alone laugh. No sirree.

Now everyone from the US, calm down

 

[gwand]

A titillating conversation this be.

 

[GaryE]

They'd be pretty birds to have in the gardens here. I like to keep abreast of bird watching discussions from other countries.