Its urge to sing, however, is irrepressible and, edging stealthily forward to peer up through the branches, it soon reveals itself to be a small, chubby, grey bird with the neat black cap to which it ...

These neat birds are currently active right outside our homes at this most beautiful time of year, writes Hans Kunze.

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If you've ever wondered which birds are the regular visitors to your garden ... The vivid blue cap of the adult bird readily distinguishes it from the larger black-crowned great tit while young ...

The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird ... black-cappeds in the fall often signal the presence of migrant warblers and vireos. Polytypic. Length 5.3 ...

Small, narrow beak. Likes peanut feeders. Overall grey-brown above and cream colour below. It has a black cap and unlike and other garden birds it has a thick white stripe down the back of its neck.