Stuck on the ground
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stuck on the ground by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Stuck on the ground
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 26 May 2021
This little bird seemed lost and unsure of what to do. It spent some time hopping up the path but not diving into the grass for cover, suggesting it was a recent fledgling that was unready for safety or flight yet. What became of it was up to the gods. Visual identification of the young bird is difficult: it may be either a Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) or possibly a Willow Tit (Poecile montana), but as the latter is thought to be rare in this area it is likely to be a Marsh Tit.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.215788
Longitude
-2.619605