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The Short Life of Titty, the Great Tit Chick

The story of how I fell in love with a great tit chick, only to lose him to an evil cat

Christian Behler
5 min readJul 2, 2020

A few days ago I discovered a great tit chick in front of my window. He was being fed by his parents and it was the cutest thing ever. There is no better cure against stress than observing nature and I just sat there and observed him for a while. Whenever I looked outside the window and saw him, it immediately made me happy and put a smile on my face. But he had to face many dangers and in the end, got caught by an evil cat.

And yes, everyone has the maturity level of 12-year-olds, so he was named Titty. But to be fair, great tits have a rather inappropriate name in English anyway.

Titty, the greatest great tit chick, image by author.

Discovering Titty

On a warm and sunny morning, I heard a bird calling in front of my window. Luckily, despite the government’s best tries to turn every last piece of nature into a parking lot, there are still a few birds left, so I didn’t think much of it. But when I opened the window to get some fresh air, I heard a ruffle in the dry leaves. As I glanced down, there was a small great tit chick trying to hide.

At first, I was worried that he might be hurt. The side of our house is covered in wild wine vines and there are always a lot…

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Christian Behler
Christian Behler

Written by Christian Behler

M. Sc. Computer Science and Physics, Indie Game/Software/Web Developer, Writer, 3D Artist, and too many other interests. https://pingpoli.medium.com/membership

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