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The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a common and widespread member of the Paridae family (tits, titmice, chickadees) that can be found throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and parts of western Asia. They’re non-migratory and can be found in deciduous or mixed woodlands, parks, orchards, gardens, reedbeds, and hedgerows. They are common visitors to backyards that put out bird feeders and nest boxes. They feed on various small invertebrates, seeds, and fruit and spend their days scrambling around branches and tree trunks in search of food. They are usually monogamous and social outside the breeding season, living in large mixed flocks of other songbirds. In the days when milk was delivered in glass bottles, blue and great tits learned how to punch holes in the foil lids and drink the cream that settled at the top of the bottle.
Today we’re looking at the Mojo Fun blue tit, part of their Garden Birds series and released in 2025. Other toys of this species exist and were made by Archie McPhee and K&M, but Mojo’s is easily the standout of the bunch. The Mojo blue tit is sculpted in the same pose as all the other Mojo Garden Birds, statically perched and resting on a built-in base. In this case the base is a pinecone. It is the same base, toes included, used on the Northern cardinal that I reviewed earlier this year. The base is nice, as it allows the legs and toes to be appropriately small and thin without sacrificing stability.
The figure measures 3” (7.62 cm) from beak-to-tail while the actual blue tit measures 4.1-4.7” (10.5–12 cm) and has a wingspan of 6.9-7.9” (17.5–20 cm). This puts the figure at 1/1.3-1/1.5 in scale. This bird is appropriately plump, with a large, rounded head, small, pointed bill, and shallow feather cap atop its head. It is undeniably cute and might be the cutest bird figure in my collection. I’ll have to ask my daughter to be sure.
If you’ve read my other Mojo garden bird reviews, or own any of them, then you should know what to expect as far as fine details go. To sum it up though, it looks great. The details on the wing and tail feathers are particularly good, with each feather possessing defined central shafts and veins, with the tail feathers even having some breaks between the veins. Contour feathers are etched in over the body and creases are sculpted between layers of feathers on the face, adding depth to its coat. The legs are finely sculpted, with thin claws and tarsal scutes on the toes.
The paintjob is magnificent here. There’s a blue cap on the head that’s encircled by white. The cheeks are white and a thin black and blue line runs from the bill, through the eye and around the head. There’s a black throat-patch and a faint black line on the white portion of the belly. The body is largely a blend of blue and yellow. In life, the intensity of the yellow is dependent on how many yellow-green caterpillars are eaten so I guess this bird has a caterpillar heavy diet. The wings are blue with some yellow highlights and white wingbars and tips. The tail is entirely blue. The legs are dark gray with silver claws, and the pinecone base is brown. The bill is gray and the eyes are black and shiny. The eyes add a lot of life to the figure. For accuracy and paint application, I see nothing to quibble about.
The Mojo Fun blue tit is an accurately rendered, finely sculpted, and beautifully painted little figure of an adorable and iconic Eurasian backyard bird. As far as I’m concerned, it and all the Mojo Fun garden birds are essential to any collection that values diversity. Mojo’s birds are the best thing that the company has going for it, and I can’t wait to eventually own them all and perhaps review a few more. If you want one, I suggest stopping by Happy Hen Toys, which as far as I can tell is the only distributor that sells Mojo’s garden birds in the United States.
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