COVID-19 lockdown: In soft September sunshine a fledgeling coal tit looks like it has a cigar. A Potterton garden, Potterton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Photos taken while complying with UK Coronavirus lockdown.

The tits, chickadees and titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus Parus. While commonly referred to as "tits" throughout much of the English-speaking world, these birds are called either "chickadees" (onomatopoeic, derived from their distinctive "chick-a dee dee dee" alarm call) or "titmice" in North America. The name titmouse is recorded from the 14th century, composed of the Old English name for the bird, mase (Proto-Germanic *maison, German Meise), and tit, denoting something small. The former spelling, "titmose", was influenced by mouse in the 16th century. Emigrants to New Zealand presumably identified some of the superficially similar birds of the genus Petroica of the family Petroicidae, the Australian robins, as members of the tit family, giving them the title tomtit, although, in fact, they are not related. These birds are mainly small, stocky, woodland species with short, stout bills. Some have crests. They range in length from 10 to 22 cm. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. Many species live around human habitation and come readily to bird feeders for nuts or seed, and learn to take other foods. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_(bird)

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Potterton (show map)

Taken on: September 12, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 558mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM \| Sports 014
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	558mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
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