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How much do birds weigh?
February 7, 2009, 10:31 am
Filed under: Edinburgh | Tags: ,

Never ask a bird personal questions about weight. Just stick it upside down in a film canister. See image below. This was a small exercise in bird ringing at work; marking birds to try and monitor populations. The photo below is of a great tit.
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This little guy is a nuthatch, if you were wondering. He’s not very common in Scotland.
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