Bird of the year - Great tit

The great tit is known to everyone by its black longitudinal strip as well as the black head and a big white cheek blot. In Estonia it is a usual brooding bird who lives in various woodlands forests, parks, gardens. It builds its nest usually in tree hollows or nest boxes. If in summer the main food are insects and their larvae, then in winter it eats various seeds. In winter the great tit is a guest in various feeding houses - sunflower seeds and fat taste particularly well to it. The Estonian Ornithology Society elects the bird of the year since 1995. It is possible to read closer about the great tit from the site of the bird: www.eoy.ee/rasvatihane