Titmouse Day
November 12 · Level 1 · #2210 of 2238
Titmouse Day is a Russian nature observance dedicated to birds that stay through the winter. It encourages people to notice their feathered neighbours and get feeders ready for the colder months, welcoming tits, sparrows and other local visitors.
How it is celebrated: schools, nurseries and nature parks organise feeder-making activities and lessons about winter birds. Families watch the birds that arrive and practise identifying them by their appearance and calls.
The great tit's yellow breast owes its colour to carotenoid pigments obtained through food. That familiar bright plumage has a direct connection to what the bird eats.