Mojo Garden Birds Blue Tit 381129

The great tit is a small, very agile garden bird that often hangs upside down while searching for food. Both males and females have very similar coloration, making it almost impossible to distinguish the sexes with the naked eye. The head has a blue crown with a white forehead, the wings, neck, and tail are blue, and the back is yellow-green. The breast is yellow with a dark stripe across the belly. They feed mainly on insects and spiders, but outside the breeding season they also eat fruit and seeds. They occur on the European continent, with a preference for a temperate or Mediterranean climate, and in parts of the Middle East.

• Great Tits can see ultraviolet light, allowing the female to easily recognize the male by his bright blue hood. • The intensity of the yellow on the breast is influenced by the number of yellow-green caterpillars eaten, due to the high concentration of carotene pigments in their diet. Characteristics • Length: 12 cm • Wingspan: 18 cm • Habitat: Forests, particularly oaks and birches. They can adapt to busier environments such as parks and gardens. • Diet: A wide range of insects such as caterpillars, springtails, grasshoppers, dragonflies, earwigs, moths, and lacewings. They eat various seeds, including sunflower seeds, beech nuts, and hawthorn seeds. They are also fond of nuts, which they often hold with one foot and crack open with their beak.