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 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to 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.