Tit in the hands

Diversity, behavior and beauty of the tits

12 November 2022 — 29 January 2023

Расположение: eng-name / eng-name

Location: Exhibition complex / 6th floor


At the exhibition "Tit in Hands" at the Darwin Museum you will learn why the tit has this name, how many species of titmouse live in Russia and in the world, what are their behavioral features, and also will be surprised at the variety of colors of these small birds.

Tits belong to the most recognizable birds in Russia. But only few people know that this is a large group, which includes many different small songbirds. Each species has its own characteristics of behavior, appearance, lifestyle and nutrition.

The exhibition "Tit in Hands" at the Darwin Museum is dedicated to the biology of tits. They are amazing birds that live next to us and have developed a special relationship with humans. They play an important role in the natural balance as well. Since ancient times, people have classified tits as one of the most useful bird species, primarily for gardens, parks and forests. Many insects, which people call pests, eat cultivated plants, damage trees in parks and gardens. It is tits that help to actively fight voracious invertebrates.

The exhibition will not bypass the important topic of helping tits in winter. This is the most difficult time for many birds. The main enemies of tits are hunger and cold, they become the cause of a huge number of deaths among these birds. In order not to die from cold, titmouses need a lot of energy to warm up, therefore, they need a large amount of food, which is not so easy to find in winter. Only one out of ten tits survives until spring. At the exhibition you can learn how to make a feeder and a house for tits by improvised means.

Items from the collections of the Darwin Museum - stuffed animals, nests, rare books, graphics, complemented by photographs of leading ornithologists and wildlife photographers will allow you to immerse yourself in the world of tits and open it from a completely different perspective.


Усатая синица

Bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) Photographer: Vasily Vishnevsky

Хохлатая синица

Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) Photographer: Vasily Vishnevsky

Длиннохвостая синица

Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) Photographer: Vasily Vishnevsky


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