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| The Long-tailed Tit is a most endearing little bird, with its delicate features, pink colouring, small size with oversized tail and pretty chattering voice. It is not overly shy. | |
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| It is said that the sexes have similar plumage, but the male, top left, would often seem to have darker, bolder markings than the female, top right. | |
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| They say that parrots are the only birds to use their foot as a hand to eat food, but Long-tailed Tits also seem to do this occasionally. | ||
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| Long-tailed Tits are social birds living harmoniously in family flocks in winter, for warmth when roosting, and mainly appearing in pairs at other times with occasional other adults or offspring. | ||
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| They love peanut cake | and peanuts (and sunflower kernels above) as well as insects | A fledgling - especially tiny |
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