Cyanistes caeruleus · Irish: Meantán Gorm

A blue-and-yellow acrobat that never stops moving.

Habitat: Gardens, parks and deciduous woodland; a regular at feeders. | Season: All year

Identification

• Blue cap, wings and tail; yellow underparts
• White face crossed by a dark eye-stripe

Behaviour

Agile and acrobatic, often feeding upside down; nests in holes and takes readily to nest boxes.

Did you know?

Blue Tits time their egg-laying with remarkable precision so that chicks hatch just as caterpillars are at their most abundant each spring — too early or late and there may not be enough food to go round.

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