Birdwatching - 1963 🐦

🦉 The coal tit or cole tit (Periparus ater)

• Peri (Greek) very, hugely
• Parus (lat.) Tit
• ater (lat.) black, dark

These small, active birds live mainly in coniferous forests, but they can also be found in small numbers in mixed forests. Birds are very fond of tall coniferous trees, where they nest.
Every spring I go into the forest to watch them, but for some reason I didn’t see them this year.

In addition to its small size, this species differs from birds of this family by the presence of a tiny crest on its head, which they raise when alarmed. They are also capable of making food reserves that they hide in bark or branches.