Great Tit
Great Tit
(parus major)
We hope you are enjoying our nature trail!
The post you’ve found has a raised picture of a great tit. If you place some paper over this and then scribble all over it with a crayon or pencil, you will be able to take home a copy of this picture to keep.
See if you can answer some questions about the great tit – or you can jump straight to the answers (here).
- What colour is the head of a great tit?
- What do they like to eat?
- Is the great tit a friendly bird to others of its feathered friends?
- What do they use to build their nests with?
- How long from hatching do you think it is before the baby birds or fledglings leave the nest?
AviBirds.com have kindly allowed us to share with you a beautiful and informative video featuring the great tit. It is well worth a watch!
You can find out more about the great tit and other common garden birds at the RSPB website.
The wildlife garden website also has some interesting information about the great tit.