Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

The Blue Tit is a bird that can often be seen widespread across the UK, and is a species that operates over a large range.
The bird is a staple of British garden wildlife, and can be easily recognised by its blue, green, black and yellow feather tones.
The bird is very small at an average size of 11.5cm, however is a rather common bird.

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The Blue Tit has a diet of insects, nuts and seeds, and commonly lives in such habitats as woodland areas, which offer the bird a good level of nesting opportunities, food, and shelter from predators, and the weather.

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The bird's breeding season is around mid April, and each clutch can produce around 8-10 eggs. The females produce up to 2 clutches a year, so one female bird has the capacity to produce up to 20 offspring a year.

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This bird is a common sight across the country, and is also a beautiful species of bird.
 would be very interested in including this particular animal in my zine.

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http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/families/children/learn/earlyyears/birds/bluetit.aspx
http://www.twootz.com/bird/Blue-Tit












Thomas.