Strange nests of titmice
Titmice not only roast and sleep in birdhouses and tree holes, they also use rain pipes, letter-boxes etc.
The following strange places, used by titmice I collected till now.
The canon of forester Joop Doornbosch
In a flowerpot
First photo: a titmouse on flowerpot with the nest
Second photo the nest, left by the young birds. One young bird died.
In a traffic light
In a kettle
Photo: Freddy Schinkel (http://www.freddyschinkel.nl)
In an unused waterpump
Of: Dhr. P. Reitsma /Ferwert.
In an earthenware jar
Photo: Marjan Spronk / Bilthoven
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