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ODD BEHAVIOUR OF GREAT TIT
We are accustomed to seeing blackbirds anting in our garden during the summer months. They normally spread their wings over an ants’ nest and behave very much as though they are dust bathing.
Recently we saw a great tit over an ants’ nest in our garden picking up individual ants in its bill and placing them under its wings. It carried this on for some time treating alternate wings.
Presumably this is a form of anting. We have heard various explanations of anting but am I not right in believing that it is accepted to be a way of tackling parasites?
Geoff Hemmings
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