Eurasian Blue Tit (Young Coloring up)

The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognised by its blue and yellow plumage and small size. The Eurasian blue tit is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and parts of western Asia. It inhabits deciduous or mixed woodlands, often with a high proportion of oak, and it is usually non-migratory. They typically nest in tree holes but readily adapt to using nest boxes when necessary. Their main rivals for nests and in the search for food are the larger, somewhat more common great tits. Diet: The Eurasian blue tit's diet consists mainly of insects, spiders and other small invertebrates, but it will also eat fruits and seeds outside of the breeding season. Animal items taken include springtails (Collembola), grasshoppers (Orthoptera), damselflies (Odonata), earwigs (Dermaptera), moths (Lepidoptera) and lacewings (Neuroptera). It often takes items while hanging upside-down. While foraging, it probes into opening buds and peels bark from hazel trees (Corylus). It rarely hovers and only very occasionally forages on the ground. It visits bird tables and takes bread, cheese, fat and a variety of seeds, especially sunflower seeds (Helianthus. Large seeds are carried to a nearby branch, where they are opened by holding the seed with one foot while hammering it with the bill.