Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
(Bird: Paridae)
Adult. 26th November, 2014. Blashford Lakes (Hampshire-UK). |
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Notes:
The blue tit is a nice example of a common bird that is rather colourful among other common "LBJs". These small birds have captured the imagination of artists, writers and even stamp collectors for several decades. Without the carotenoids present in their diet of green caterpillars, the yellow colouring of these birds would otherwise be white and the blue and green would be duller.
Blue tits were involved in a study involving studies on culture in birds. The results were that blue tits were able to teach others of their kind certain behaviours, notably the ability to break foil milk bottle caps to reach the milk inside.
During summer a flood of newly fledged birds appear throughout the country. These birds differ from the adults by their excessive yellow colouration, especially in the cheeks that are usually white in adult birds.
The blue tit is a nice example of a common bird that is rather colourful among other common "LBJs". These small birds have captured the imagination of artists, writers and even stamp collectors for several decades. Without the carotenoids present in their diet of green caterpillars, the yellow colouring of these birds would otherwise be white and the blue and green would be duller.
Blue tits were involved in a study involving studies on culture in birds. The results were that blue tits were able to teach others of their kind certain behaviours, notably the ability to break foil milk bottle caps to reach the milk inside.
During summer a flood of newly fledged birds appear throughout the country. These birds differ from the adults by their excessive yellow colouration, especially in the cheeks that are usually white in adult birds.
Blue tits were involved in a study involving studies on culture in birds. The results were that blue tits were able to teach others of their kind certain behaviours, notably the ability to break foil milk bottle caps to reach the milk inside.
During summer a flood of newly fledged birds appear throughout the country. These birds differ from the adults by their excessive yellow colouration, especially in the cheeks that are usually white in adult birds.
I have seen this species in:
- Europe (GB)
The first time I recorded this species:
Pre-2006 in southern England (UK).
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