This rather tame, active, crested little
bird is common all year in eastern
forests. It is related to the chickadees, and like them it readily comes to
bird feeders, often carrying away sunflower seeds one at a time. Tufted Titmice
look large among the small birds that come to feeders, an impression that comes
from their large head and eye, thick neck, and full bodies. The pointed crest
and stout bill help identify Feeders may be helping it to expand its range: in
recent decades, Tufted Titmice have been steadily pushing north.
Besides gleaning trees
and shrubs for arthropods, it spends more time on the ground searching leaf
litter than do chickadees and most other titmouse species.
Photographed in the wild, Kissimmee, FL
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