Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed tit
Long-tailed Tit
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.
Long-tailed tit
Long-tailed Tit
It is native to much of temperate Eurasia with several subspecies. The UK subspecies shown on this page is A. c. rosaceus.
Long-tailed Tit male
Long-tailed Tit female
Long-tailed Tit pair
It is said that the sexes have similar plumage, but the male, above left, would often seem to have darker, bolder markings than the female, above centre.
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
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.
Long-tail Tit
Long-tail Tit
Long-tail Tit
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.
Long tail Tit They love peanut cake
Long tail Tit and peanuts (and sunflower kernels above) as well as insects
Long tail tit A fledgling - especially tiny
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed tit
Long-tailed Tit in snow
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed tit in snow
They are active in the winter snow.
Long-tailed Tit and Parakeet
Long-tailed Tit and wooodpecker
Long-tailed Tit and wooodpecker
They are brave enough to eat with parakeets and woodpeckers.
Long-tailed Tit and great spotted wooodpecker
Long-tailed Tit and wooodpecker
Long-tailed Tit and wooodpecker