The Blue Tit: The cheerful harbinger of Spring
Country Life Trending: Blue tits exploring a blackthorn blossom in Aberystwyth. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Victoria Marston takes a look at the cheerful, colourful bird whose busy activity is such a feature of the season. Although seen all year, blue tits have an affinity with springtime, hopping busily among blossom-laden branches, wearing pale-yellow and blue plumage that seems to echo the season’s cheering daffodils and bluebells. Small, fluffy-looking and hyperactive, their restless activity has its own charm — but it’s also practical, keeping them alert to predators, pa...
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