Disabled Great Tit

[Daisy M]

Firstly apologise for terrible shots, taken through D.G. at dusk ,in a hurry to capture this poor bird. I have never seen such a deformed bird before, it was managing to eat from the feeder fine but a really big Great Tit with this duck like crook in it's neck. Totally unable to straighten up from this position.

Deformed Great Tit by David Miller, on Flickr

Deformed Great Tit. by David Miller, on Flickr

[tigerburnie]

Not seen anything like that before, good job you are feeding it.

[Trev B]

More than likely a this year's young - sad

[kashmir]

Good chance it has hit a window at some stage, I would call SPCA, see what they think. It may not be able to swallow food or water, and be in considerable stress.

[Daisy M]

Thanks Kashmir, it flies well & would be difficult to catch, it is eating very well also, even holds sunflower seeds in its claws & breaks it down easily. Just never seen a bird like it.

[CasaRova]

That is sad.

[Bill53]

A sorrowful image.

Bill.

[Colin W]

Poor bird but nice to see it eating the food.