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Eurasian blue tit

Parus caeruleus

Description:

Young blue tit on a cherry tree. The bird was interested in green caterpillars in nearby bushes and not the cherries.

Habitat:

Next to a residual mixed forest patch, semi-rural.

Notes:

Note on taxonomy: Cyanistes caeruleus or Parus caeruleus: most authorities retain Cyanistes as a subgenus of Parus, but the British Ornithologists' Union treats Cyanistes as a distinct genus.

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4 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 8 years ago

Indeed! Thanks for your comment Sukanya!

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Poised and pretty.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 8 years ago

Thanks Ashutosh!

Ashutosh Dudhatra
Ashutosh Dudhatra 8 years ago

Nice shot!

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Chardonne, Vaud, Switzerland

Spotted on May 19, 2015
Submitted on Jul 12, 2015

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