The bird of the titmouse: what does it look like and how to feed it?

Tits - one of the most common birds in the vastness of our country. They are easy to find not only in the forests and in the fields, but in any city. Pay attention to a bird the size of a sparrow with lemon yellow breast, snow-white cheeks and dark blue wings - this is the very tit. Birds are sedentary, they rarely fly away in the autumn, preferring to winter not far from human habitation.

If you want to feed tits, hang a piece of bacon outside the window in the trough and fill in the breadcrumbs - the tits will be right there. But in general, these birds are insectivorous, and in the wild nature their ration consists of all kinds of insects.

But what can you do if a titmouse has got into your hands? These birds breed their offspring twice a year. The first masonry appears in April, and the second - in the end of June. Cubs grow quickly, and more often in spring and summer under the trees, then here and there it can easily be found a nestling titmouse   - The notes. That is, the one that fell out of the nest, but has not yet learned to fly. How to distinguish it? The nestling of the titmouse (the photo of this nature creation you probably saw) looks like a whole for your adult brethren - the same yellow breast with a dark strip in the middle will easily help to distinguish it from other birds. Unless the color of the wings of young titmouses is not as bright as that of adults, and the plumage is softer, since it has not yet had time to change from child's fluff to real feathers. What to do with it?

Remember that if you are ready to take responsibility for the chick, then this is for life. If you, having played enough at the rescuer, feeding the chick and holding it in the cage for at least a couple of days, decide to let go, with a high degree of probability it can be argued that he will perish. At the same time, the tit bird is completely unpretentious in its contents. It can be kept in a cage, but do not expect that the bird will become hand-tied - the tits are very poorly socialized, remaining quite wild until the end of their life.

By the way, often these birds are appreciated among breeders of canaries. The last birds adopt the manner of chirping tits, and the singing birds possess this skill are held in high esteem. Therefore, sometimes they are placed in cells to the kenars as a "singing teacher".

How to feed a baby bird of the titmouse? It is best, of course, that the bird's diet is that food that she would eat in the wild. Optimal option - insects. But if there is no such opportunity, then tits, as well as other representatives of songbirds (and ornithologists refer them to this species), you can supplement with a grated boiled egg, parsley greens, salad, previously shredded, non-acid curd. This is most conveniently done with tweezers. It is important to make sure that the bird of the titmouse opens its beak when feeding it. To dock chicks can and should only be boiled drinking water. Care for them in general is similar to care for canaries, and therefore, once you are sure that they have adjusted the nutrition of your new ward, consider that half the battle has already been done. It remains only to feed, water, clean up the waste from the cage in time, and your bird will feel just fine and make you happy with a snappy sir's chirping.