Thursday, May 13, 2021

European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

 I have 12 small birdhouses in our garden and was looking forward to seeing a variety of birds in them but no, most of them are occupied by flycatchers!  They are very agressive and do not allow any other birds to move into a birdhouse they have started to look at even if the later on decide to not move in. The Great tits have been forcefully chased away and I feel sorry for them. The flycatchers are, however, very good at catching mosquitoes when that time comes so I should probably not be too upset about them. And when they rest in our Damson tree they look very pretty.





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