If you see a Long-tailed Tit - then you usually see a small flock of them. They are gregarious birds, in their flocks they flit rapidly from tree to tree, only resting briefly in their chosen location. They are a tiny bird - with a long tail, and are rather fluffy in appearance. They normally feed on insects although I took this picture of them on a small log filled with fat, nuts and seed. They do feel the cold and in bad weather conditions they will find a suitable hole and huddle together to warm each other!

The following pictures were taken with the Canon 20d but with a Tamron lens 200-500mm. I was fortunate enough to be able to watch a pair of Long-tailed Tits carrying food to a nest. It really was quite an amazing spectacle as the birds would hover in mid air for quite a few seconds after finding a grub or catching an insect,

I wondered if that was an insect at the top of this plant that the bird was after?

Behind the birds - the pale columns are bullrush