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Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Description:

Not directly related to the true tits, the Long-tailed Tit is a tiny round-bodied bird with a long, narrow tail. It has dark-streaked ear coverts, and yellow-orange upper orbital skin, well visible here. This little bird was a very quick visitor and didn't give me the chance of a second shot to get its tail.

Habitat:

A patch of mixed deciduous/conifer forest.

Notes:

Widespread throughout temperate northern Europe and Asia, into boreal Scandinavia and south into the Mediterranean zone.

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12 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Beautiful eyes!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thanks Hemma! They're ridiculously little, and their small size makes them quite vulnerable in winter...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

tiny and cute with big eyes!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thank you J!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Lovely!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thanks Ava!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Adorable; great catch.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thanks António and Daniela! Yes, António, it was, possibly my fastest here. I tend to take pictures and then forget about them :-(

DB
DB 11 years ago

A cutie!

Great cache Daniele,this was fast,between the moment of the photo and the load of the spotting :-)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thank you Ali! This bird just appeared at the feeder at my window . This is Project Noah in action!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

So Cute!

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Chardonne, Vaud, Switzerland

Spotted on Feb 23, 2013
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013

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