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Parus major
The Great Tit is a distinctive bird, with a black head and neck, prominent white cheeks, olive upperparts and yellow underparts, with some variation amongst the numerous subspecies. It is predominantly insectivorous in the summer, but will consume a wider range of food items in the winter months, including small hibernating bats. Like all tits it is a cavity nester, usually nesting in a hole in a tree. The female lays around 12 eggs and incubates them alone, although both parents raise the chicks. The Great Tit has adapted well to human changes in the environment and is a common and familiar bird in urban parks and gardens.
Spotted in a pine-tree and Holm oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
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