Tufted Titmouse in Autumn Foliage
by Chad Meyer
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Tufted Titmouse in Autumn Foliage
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Chad Meyer
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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With the fall foliage around and unseasonably warm weather still here in North Carolina. I went birding this morning looking for this type of shot with the birds looking for a meal in the morning. I like the contrast of the leaves to the bird and the log in this picture.
A little gray bird with an echoing voice, the Tufted Titmouse is common in eastern deciduous forests and a frequent visitor to feeders. The large black eyes, small, round bill, and brushy crest gives these birds a quiet but eager expression that matches the way they flit through canopies, hang from twig-ends, and drop in to bird feeders. When a titmouse finds a large seed, you’ll see it carry the prize to a perch and crack it with sharp whacks of its stout bill.
Look for Tufted Titmice flitting through the outer branches of tree canopies in deciduous woods, parks, and backyards. A quiet walk through woodlands will often turn up the twittering of a mixed-species foraging flock, and you’ll likely find titmice in attendance. You’ll often hear the high, whistled peter-peter-peter song well before you see the bird.
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December 3rd, 2021
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