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    In British gardens they are welcome visitors, stopping off to sing and snack on the caterpillars. But in a remote cave in Hungary they are exhibiting some unusual behavior. There, great tits have turned into predators who search out and eat roosting bats.

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    Very interesting story Beryl, good to see that they soon switched back to standard food when available.
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    Yes An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.
    But I guess if hungry enough will go for bigger prey . If we stopped using all these pesticides there would not be a lack of food for these little insectivore birds.
    Also They like seeds and fat balls so keep your garden stocked up

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