Tufted titmouse
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Tufted titmouse
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The name descends from two ancient Anglo-Saxon root words — “tit,” from a word meaning something small. And “mouse,” from a word applied to any small bird, as well as that little rodent. This rhythmic, whistled song is a quintessential sound of woodlands in the Eastern US.
The Tufted Titmouse has an alarm call that seems to fade off into the distance, giving the impression that the bird is moving from one place to another. Birdwatchers and predators alike can be fooled into chasing this ghost call while the titmouse stays securely hidden out of sight. During the winter, Tufted Titmice forage together with chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers and Brown Creepers.They have been expanding its range northward since the 1940s and is now found almost to the Canadian border across most of its range. Speculation for the expansion suggests warming winter temperatures and the increase in mature woodland habitat.
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July 7th, 2017
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Asbed Iskedjian
Excellent photography, beautiful expressive eye-contact Elizabeth. Likes + Favorites.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Elizabeth, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Nancy Kane Chapman
What a great portrait!!! I love the stance, and that lovely atmosphere you have created as a backdrop. F/L+++
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