The tits have already been waiting for me, they have run out of food!
While fussing around the pool I found a fat worm in the water, dead of course. Eh, this would be looking nice in the beak of a bird! So I placed it in a more visible place in the water.
The photography begins with the tits, of course:
Marsh Tit
Soon two jays appear, one of them starts to dabble at the end of the pool, ...:
Jay
... and spotting the worm picks it up ...:
Jay
... and lands with it right on the branch placed for them and starts eating it. But what a "luck" I have: the other jay is standing right in front of it :(
Oh no!!!
Then some weeding takes place:
Jay
Jay
The jays eat and dabble alternately:
Jay
Then a female woodpecker comes, she's searching on the right place:
Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)
Soon the nuthatch appears as well:
Nuthatch
Nuthatch
Then comes the jays' turn:
Jay
Jay
I'm trying to match the tits with the tiny mushrooms grown on this branch:
Marsh Tit
The male sparrowhawk is striking two times, ...:
Sparrow Hawk (male)
... but after the unsuccessful attacks he flies off. On the third occasion he lands on the bush nearby. He's sitting there for a few minutes, then he starts staring down towards the end of the pool. Suddenly he gets down and in that moment a small bird is flying out under the pool. The sparrow hawk starts for it, but doesn't catch it. He returns soon landing somewhere behind the pool. He's sitting there for a while before he finds the best place:
Sparrow Hawk (male)
He doesn't stay long, flies away, so the tits can return:
Great Tit
Great Tit
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