Sunday, March 25, 2012,
Here are a couple of shots of another Tufted Titmouse I encountered at Morton Refuge. These guys are generally gray or slate-colored but in this light, this one almost appears to be blue. These are very engaging little birds, only marginally larger than Chickadees, but a bit shyer. Still, once they give you a good once-over, (sometimes it’s a twice-over), they are one of the species of birds that will accept sunflower seeds from your hand at Morton. That such fragile beings could come to trust creatures such as us is, to me, nothing less than amazing. JK
You should have “Blue Velvet” playing in the background. C’mon, you’re good with technology. 😉 These are great shots — especially considering these birds are so manic in their movements and it’s hard not to get them blurred. Nice job.
Thanks Michele. As for “Blue Velvet”, let your mouse pointer hover over each pic. You’ll see some “hidden” comments I made while posting these pics. JK
That is SO COOL!!! 🙂
Cool update! Mama Chickadee is so brave to sit tight on the nest. I had the same thing haeppn last year. She just looked at me. Sweet birds!BTW .The Carolina Chickadee nestlings are doing well. I think they are close to fledging.