. The British bird book . Great Tit and Blue Tits on Cocoa Nut. o .NE only has to look at this pretty littlecreature as it hunts for insects on the branchof a tree to understand how it got its title ; for, while it isdistinctly blue in colour, its movements are much moresuggestive of those of a mouse than a bird, and one is almostsurprised, sometimes, to see it fly away. It is even com-moner than the great tit, and will find its way even intogardens in the heart of a large town. When the mother bird is sitting it is very difficult to makeher leave her eggs, and she will peck fiercely at the fi
. The British bird book . Great Tit and Blue Tits on Cocoa Nut. o .NE only has to look at this pretty littlecreature as it hunts for insects on the branchof a tree to understand how it got its title ; for, while it isdistinctly blue in colour, its movements are much moresuggestive of those of a mouse than a bird, and one is almostsurprised, sometimes, to see it fly away. It is even com-moner than the great tit, and will find its way even intogardens in the heart of a large town. When the mother bird is sitting it is very difficult to makeher leave her eggs, and she will peck fiercely at the fingers 105
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