The Great tit is a songbird that can be found in woodland
and in the garden. This bird has a black head with white cheeks,
and a clear voice.
It has adapted itself to us humans, and can be found around
the houses. It feeds on insects, mostly beetles and catarpillars
But also feeds on seeds and berries.
in the garden
They are very familiair and will make a nest in whatever
nest box they will be given. During wintertime they will
gather around strings made of seeds and nuts.
1 Great tit.
2 Blue tit.
3 Nuthatch.
4 Long-tailed Tit.
5 Marsh Tit.
Crested tit, coal tit, marsh tit together on a
plate by Jac.P..Thijse , made in the fin du siecle.
Great tits, blue tits and House Sparrow are feed
during the winter.
This illustration was used at schools in the Netherlands and
are made by Koekkoek. The name is "birds in the winter".
nest Boxes
Nest boxes are easely made by yourself, should face
the North , and are places more then 2 meter above
the ground.
nest box opening
Marsh tit 25 mm
Blue tit 28 mm
Great tit 32 mm
Nuthatch 32 mm
Common sparrow 35 mm
illustrations made by Jac.P.Thijse
On this website you can see many illustrations
and prints used in the books of Jac.P.Thijsse,
He wrote about the nature in the Netherlands and Belgium.
1 Great tit.
Crested tit, coal tit, marsh tit together on a 
Great tits, blue tits and House Sparrow are feed
