Mirror mirror on the wall! This oblivious bird didn't notice when wildlife photographer Simon Litten crept up to him to snatch the amazing shot of him admiring himself in the reflectionThis is the moment when a photographer caught a vain blue tit appearing to admire his reflection - in a car wing mirror.
The shot was captured by sharp-eyed snapper Simon Litten who has been plagued by the beaky pest for almost a month.
When Mr Litten, 44, bought a new Suzuki Jimny, the barmy blue tit started relentlessly dive-bombing the 4x4’s driver-side mirror.
The problem became so bad that exasperated Mr Litten had to put black bags over his car mirrors to stop the bird leaving mess all over his new motor.
But undeterred, the persistent pest moved on to his wife’s car, forcing him to cover up her side mirrors as well.
Friend, for, or... me? The RSPB said the territorial males are notorious for smashing into shiny surfaces in the springtime, as they mistake their reflections for rival matesThe oblivious bird didn’t notice when wildlife photographer Mr Litten crept up to him to snatch the amazing shot.
Mr Litten, from Tibenham, Norfolk, said, 'Because he was so dead-set on pecking his reflection you could walk within three feet of him and he would pay no notice.
'I could even park on the drive and sit in the car outside the house and he’d start attacking the mirror - he was hell bent on picking a fight with himself.
'At one point a sparrowhawk was attacking him but even that didn’t stop him having a go.
'He wasn’t shy at all.'
source: dailymail
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