The Blue Tit (Cyanistes Caeruleus).
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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/3,2 1/160 ISO-400 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)
The Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, is a 10.5 to 12 cm (4.2 to 4.8 inches,) long passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and western Asia in deciduous or mixed woodlands. It is a resident bird, i.e., most birds do not migrate.
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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/3,5 1/200 ISO-400 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)
The azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin give the Blue Tit a very distinctive appearance. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue; the back is yellowish green; the under parts mostly sulphur-yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. The bill is black, the legs bluish grey, and the irides dark brown. Young Blue Tits are noticeably more yellow. This is a common and popular European garden bird, due to its perky acrobatic performances when feeding on nuts or suet. It swings beneath the holder, calling tee, tee, tee or a scolding churr.
The song period lasts almost all the year round, but is most often heard during February to June.
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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/3,2 1/160 ISO-400 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)
Blue and Great Tits form mixed winter flocks, and the former are perhaps the better gymnasts in the slender twigs. A Blue Tit will often ascend a trunk in short jerky hops, imitating a Treecreeper. As a rule the bird roosts in ivy or evergreens, but in hard weather will shelter in a hole. Blue tits are very agile and can hang from almost anywhere.
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Blue Tit populations often decrease considerably during harsh winters or after poor breeding seasons where the weather is cold and wet, particularly if this coincides with the emergence of the caterpillars on which the nestlings are fed.
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source: In English Blue Tit In Norwegian Blåmeis In Swedish Blåmes
23 Responses to “The Blue Tit (Cyanistes Caeruleus).”
Anne
November 25th, 2009 at 07:48
Nydelige bilder Morten, helt ufatelig at du får fuglen så nært, men nå skal jeg da `Google` lisa di
) he he
Ser ut som om du er en Nikon type du også, og jeg puster litt ut i, for jeg blir nok litt mobba for det gitt. Legger ut om mine ideer og det sies rundt meg at, det gåkke det med en Nikon vettu jenta…??? huff nå nærtakende en kan bli du.
Onsdag, og jeg sitter hjemme nedsylta i forkjølelse. DU må ha en kjekk dag, om hjeg stikker innom, smiter jeg det ikke via tastaturet i alle fall.
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Morten
November 25th, 2009 at 07:53
Jeg sitter kamuflert i bilen min. Så fuglene er 1-3 meter i fra meg. Har man ikke proff kamuflasjetelt så bruker man det man har.
anki
November 25th, 2009 at 10:37
blåmesen är så vacker, den har så vackra blå färger
inte är den så rädd heller när man ska fota den,,
här är det grått, grått och blött,,, skit väder med andra ord..
ja det är gott med nybakta bullar
ha en skön dag
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Valkyrien
November 25th, 2009 at 11:35
For en skjønn liten kar! Vakre farger når man får dem så nært! Selv så jeg en haug med Stillitser i går, men dessverre er bikkja mi så brå at de flakset avgårde! Nydelige fugler det også.
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Kathrine
November 25th, 2009 at 11:44
En herlig og flott fugl, en av mine favoritter.
Flott fotografert:)
Ps:Mine Blåmeisbilder har jeg i hagebloggen min, da den(og mange andre)er en fast gjest i hagen:)
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sharkbytes
November 25th, 2009 at 16:03
I just “met” this bird on another blog this week too. We don’t have them. It’s a really attractive bird- very much like our chickadee, but with pretty colors.
Jean-luc
November 25th, 2009 at 17:08
Gorgeous capture. This bird is a star!
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MARIANA
November 25th, 2009 at 17:51
THe prettiest bird i have ever seen
) cheers 
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Zhivago
November 25th, 2009 at 18:27
Må inrømme at til og med jeg som pleier å tenke med magen syns de der er fine å se på
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mimmi
November 25th, 2009 at 21:53
Vilka kanon bilder su har fått på blåmesen .. som vi kallar den för här i Sverige .. de var helt underbara att titta på
jätte bra fotat 
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Oscar
November 25th, 2009 at 22:46
Very beautiful. Bravo
Joanne Olivieri
November 25th, 2009 at 22:57
These photos and this bird are extraordinary. What a stunning capture. The best bird shot I have seen in a long time.
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Rune
November 26th, 2009 at 19:00
Blåmeisen er en herlig liten fyr og du har fanget den veldig flott. Kamuflasjetelt har jeg lest og sett litt på nå, tror tiden er kommet for en liten investering der,de minste er pakket i en sekk bare, og slår seg opp automatisk, genialt når man skal på fotojakt etter dyr. Ha en fin kveld
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Queen Katherine
November 28th, 2009 at 01:50
Beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the Blue Tit – I had never seen or heard of this gorgeous bird before finding your blog and reading this post. The pictures are absolutely wonderful!
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Rolf
November 29th, 2009 at 16:10
En riktigt bra bildserie på blåmesen, med en fin bakgrund och skärpa.
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Morten
November 29th, 2009 at 22:53
Thank you all for the comments.
fabrizio
November 30th, 2009 at 10:10
superb set very interesting.. colors awesome very very nice compliments
NatureFootstep
December 3rd, 2009 at 23:33
this link goes to my birdblog.
Blåmesen är en fin liten fågel. Din första bild är helt underbar.
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kitty
December 4th, 2009 at 11:11
Fabulous work! I’d never noticed how wrinkly their feet are!
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BK
December 7th, 2009 at 04:43
Beautiful shots! You had so delicately captured this bird.
Inger Johanne
December 16th, 2009 at 23:12
Er ikke disse nydelige, så vet ikke jeg.. og så tillitsfulle de kan bli!! På foringsplassen min setter de seg gjerne på kvister bare en halv meter fra meg. Da er det bare å nyte synet av dem i fulle drag. De sitter jo likevel langt innenfor nærgrensen for teleoptikken. Har mange ganger tenkt å sette macroen på for å fange dem riktig nært, men da ville de antagelig ha reagert på å få optikken helt opp i ansiktet.
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Bemused26
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:58
Hi again- Lovely pictures of the Blue Tit. I love these little ‘bully’ birds. They are so nice to watch in my garden. Just beautiful- your pictures are excellent!
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himaliprg
March 10th, 2010 at 11:39
wow wow wow wow…….Great pictures,
I like…………..