Tufted Titmouse by Hubba1

Photography • Animals • posted on May 15, 2010

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Description

Wikipedia info: They forage actively on branches, sometimes on the ground, mainly eating insects, especially caterpillars, but also seeds, nuts and berries. They will store food for later use. Tufted titmice tend to be curious about their human neighbors and can sometimes be spotted on window ledges peering into the windows to watch what's going on inside. They are more shy when seen at bird feeders; their normal pattern there is to scout the feeder from the cover of trees or bushes, fly to the feeder, take a seed, and fly back to cover to eat it. Tufted Titmice nest in a hole in a tree, either a natural cavity or sometimes an old woodpecker nest. They line the nest with soft materials, sometimes plucking hair from a live animal such as a dog. If they find shed snake skin, they will try to incorporate pieces of it in their nest. Sometimes, a bird born the year before remains to help its parents raise the next year's young. The pair may remain together and defend their territory year-round. These birds are permanent residents and often join small mixed flocks in winter.

Comments (18)

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Meisiekind

7:40AM | Sat, 15 May 2010

Very sweet little fellow!

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durleybeachbum

9:18AM | Sat, 15 May 2010

Superb pic!

XoxoTree

9:28AM | Sat, 15 May 2010

Oh i love the peace this image sends . :)

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flavia49

9:57AM | Sat, 15 May 2010

fantastic picture!!

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lucindawind

12:33PM | Sat, 15 May 2010

how beautiful ! excellent capture !

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Miska7

3:14PM | Sat, 15 May 2010

Very nice bird. Excellent capture!

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wysiwig

3:51PM | Sat, 15 May 2010

So that's what they look like. I've heard the name before but never saw one. Well, they don't look like mice and they don't look like...excellent capture anyway.

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