we have some relatives of his, here in Canada. here they are called Chickadees. a couple of them are planning to nest , again this year, in a rowan tree in my yard.
Wow, you lucky! here in my town unfortunately is very hard to get close to birdies in general, maybe only sparrows, robins, blackbirds and pidgeons are less scared! Last year I found a blackbird's nest with babies in a bush in my little garden!