Killer plant 'eats' great tit at Somerset nursery

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  1. Junglekeeper

    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Hey, wait a minute. Title IDs bird as 'great tit'; article IDs bird as 'blue tit'.
    So which tit is it? Parus major or Cyanistes caeruleus?
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Parus major - note the white on the outer tail feathers (no white there on Cyanistes caeruleus).
     
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    Thanks, Michael.
    Your ornithological savvy equals your botanical ditto!
     
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    Whichever it is I suspect the plant won't have to find another meal for a long time!
     
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    I shall contact this grower to see if I can get some breeding stock. There is a bright future for a strain that prefers Starlings.
     
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    How about squirrels...?
     
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