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Photographer Jason Senior captured the images of
the bird in its home
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RSPB has said mild weather in recent weeks may
have prompted bird to nest early, but cold snap will have given it a shock
Motorists were surprised to see the bird perched
on eggs in between the red and amber signals in Leicester city centre
This bird obviously thinks it has been given the
green light to start nesting in January, after it chose a city centre traffic
light to build its home.
Baffled motorists in Leicester were surprised to
see the bird perched on eggs in between the red and amber signals.
Even more aptly it appeared this early bird had
used some Christmas wrapping ribbon to help it make its nest.
Photographer Jason Senior, 40, from Leicester,
said the bird had chosen a set of traffic lights in Leicester city centre.
He said: 'There were a lot of people standing
around looking at this bird, I suppose it thought it had the green light to
start nesting so early.
'If you look closely you can see ribbon from
what might be Christmas wrapping in with the twigs in the nest
'I was there for about half an hour and the bird
seemed pretty happy and oblivious to all the commotion around it.'
Gemma Hogg, from the RSPB, said the bird was
likely to be either a mistle or song thrush.
She said: 'Birds make their nests in all sorts
of unusual places, and this isn't the first traffic light nest we've seen - in
the past we've had birds nesting in, bins, hanging baskets and even an ash tray
outside a pub.
'It may seem odd to us, but it's actually quite
common. They see a safe, secure and cosy spot to lay eggs and raise chicks and
don't care what it looks like or what the neighbours might think.
'This nest might not seem like an obvious
choice, but perhaps the warmth from the lights makes it a sensible one.
'It's hard to tell if this bird is a song or
mistle thrush without seeing its chest. Both are early breeders and have two to
three broods a year.
