In the past year a couple of great tits has built a nest in a nestbox near to our house. There where 11 eggs placed! Because of a camera placed inside, we were able to follow everything from the beginning till the end , wich was very special!
The camera is currently offline but there are still clips to watch the highlights.
Next year in early spring, the camera will be back online and we hope we get a new couple of Great tits!
The photos above are the real Great tits of "our" nestbox.
Characteristics of the Great tit:
The back has a yellow-green color
Underneath is has yellow with a black stripe in the centre
The head is black with large white cheek stain
The rump and tail are blue with white color
The wing is covered by a white stripe
Description
The great tit is one of the most common and most conspicuous birds in the Netherlands. The bird is one of the most famous Dutch birds because the bird is not shy and in winter on regularly feed tables to be found. In forests and vegetated hills he appears often. The male can be distinguished from the female by the black stripe on the abdomen wich is much wider.
The Great tit is a hole-breeder and builds other nests in tree cavities and nest boxes. Because of their short lifetime the Great tit breed many eggs.
Sometimes the Great tit leaves her nest and eggs or young birds to start again in better conditions and at another location.
The Great tit eats insects, seeds and nuts, specially tree seeds in the autumn and winter, mostly from the ground.
The lifespan is 2-3 years.
