This little guy is often mistaken for the Blue Tit been a common visitor to the garden and the bird feeders. The way to tell the difference is the Great Tit has a solid black cap and a solid black flash to his chest.
The great tit is larger than the little blue tit and you will often see the great tit bullying the small blue tit for its share of the peanuts
The Great Tit will nest in the same boxes as the smaller blue tit if they can managed to get through the hole. The great tit has similar enemies to the blue tit such as the green woodpecker and the spotted woodpecker.
Magpies will also try and take these chicks. Hence the reason to provide a deep nest box where the chicks are well away from the entry hole
The great tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa where it is ... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Parus major
Mass: 16 g Encyclopedia of Life
Family: Paridae
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Higher classification: Parus
