. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . ttimes excavates its own nesting hole, even piercing hard bark ;this is usually in a rotten stump or in a tree, more or lessdecayed. Two nests that 1 have had under observation werein white willows, the first high in a dead branch, the second ina big crack in the trunk. The bird in some cases carries thechips to a distance before dropping them, but in others leavessome, at any rate, littered at the foot of the tree ; the birds Iwatched excavating took the chips for several yards, not drop-ping them until they had crossed a ride in the wood. Mos
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . ttimes excavates its own nesting hole, even piercing hard bark ;this is usually in a rotten stump or in a tree, more or lessdecayed. Two nests that 1 have had under observation werein white willows, the first high in a dead branch, the second ina big crack in the trunk. The bird in some cases carries thechips to a distance before dropping them, but in others leavessome, at any rate, littered at the foot of the tree ; the birds Iwatched excavating took the chips for several yards, not drop-ping them until they had crossed a ride in the wood. Mostof the nests examined have been slight cups of felted material,mostly fur, hair and wood chips, but in one or two casesfeathers were present ; moss, except in some Continental nests,was not used for the foundation. The number of eggs variesfrom six to nine, and the reddish spots are small, or largeenough to be called blotches. The food probably differs littlefrom that of other tits ; I have seen both birds feeding on the H^^ lA^^ h ft!* !// / /.
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