News Animals Yellower blue tits make better dads By Susan Milius February 12, 2002 at 12:07 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Among the little European birds called blue tits, it’s the yellow feathers that mark a good dad. GOOD PROVIDER. The yellower the feathers on a male blue tit the more caterpillars he’s eaten. T. Borras That’s the conclusion of a novel experiment by Juan Carlos Senar and his colleagues at the Museu de Zoologia in Barcelona.