Song Bird Gallery

Great tit in flight

Great tit. High-speed photograph of a great tit, Parus major, taking off with a nut in its beak. This is one of the largest of the tits and lives in mixed woodland, farmland and semi-open areas. It is a songbird with a loud and repetitive call. The great tit feeds on insects and fruit and is found throughout Europe, much of Asia and also on the north-western Mediterranean coast of Africa

© ANDY HARMER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Old World warblers (Sylviidae), hand-colored lithograph, published in 1890

Old World warblers (Sylviidae): 1) Booted Warbler (Iduna caligata); 2) Willow warbler(Phylloscopus trochilus); 3) Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita); 4) Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix). Hand-colored lithograph, published in 1890

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China Jiangsu Yangzhou - Song bird on perch in open bamboo cage hanging on tree in downtown canal-side street market; one of the bird's legs is tethered to the perch; Marco Polo once served as a municipal official of the city

© Trevor Page / Eye Ubiquitous

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