Thursday, August 21, 2008

Great Tits back in the news


BBC--A recent study of great tits in England found they were coping well with rising temperatures, changing their egg-laying times in order to adapt to the earlier emergence of insect prey.

But in the Netherlands, the same species is suffering.

"Some species have changed their range hugely over the past two decades," observed Professor Sheldon.

"For example, the buzzard - one of our biggest birds of prey - 20 years ago was restricted to the west of Britain, but has now spread as far east as London."

Nothing I like to hear more than great tits on the come back. Warmer weather defiantly keeps these birds perky. But I'm afraid the cold weather is coming. And we will slowly see a decline in great tits. They will soon get burrowed away in the winter time. The most depressing time of the year. This is why suicides rates are higher in the winter. If great tits were around year round the world would be a much happier place.

Not sure if I like that the buzzards are coming back. As long as they don't interfere with great tits than I have no problem with them.

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