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in a wet local forest last week
A small and nervous resident tit of pine forests and of mixed forests with enough pine or spruce.
also called European Crested Tit
lophophanes cristatus
kuifmees
mésange huppée
Haubenmeise
Herrerillo Capuchino
Cincia dal ciuffo
Chapim-de-poupa
Nikon Z9 560mm f/4
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in a wet local forest yesterday
A small and nervous resident tit of pine forests and of mixed forests with enough pine or spruce.
also called European Crested Tit
lophophanes cristatus
kuifmees
mésange huppée
Haubenmeise
Herrerillo Capuchino
Cincia dal ciuffo
Chapim-de-poupa
Nikon Z9 400mm f/3.2
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always great to first hear and then see a group of these wandering around
Aegithalos caudatus
staartmees
Orite à longue queue
Schwanzmeise
Mito Común
Codibugnolo
Chapim-rabilongo
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Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can hold on to the outermost branches of trees and shrubs and hang upside down when looking for food.
An image from the garden earlier today. I put up a few moss-covered twigs near the feeders and placed a few wind-fall apples and some Beech and Oak branches that still have last year's leaves into the hedge behind to create some warm tones in the bokeh.
Crested Tit - Lophophanes cristatus
Abernethy
The European crested tit, or simply crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) (formerly Parus cristatus), is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian peninsula.
In Great Britain, it is chiefly restricted to the ancient pinewoods of Inverness and Strathspey in Scotland, and seldom strays far from its haunts.
A few vagrant crested tits have been seen in England. It is resident, and most individuals do not migrate.
It is an easy tit to recognise, for besides its erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved, its gorget and collar are distinctive. It is, like other tits, talkative, and birds keep up a constant zee, zee, zee ,similar to that of the coal tit.
It makes a nest in a hole in rotting stumps. This bird often feeds low down in trees, but although not shy, it is not always easily approached. It will join winter tit flocks with other species.
Like other tits it is found in pairs and it feeds on insects (including caterpillars) and seeds.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
5,200-9,500 birds