baeolophus bicolor

Tufted Titmouse 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 titmice even in silhouette.

At Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

Several Tufted Titmice have been hitting our feeder the last week!

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

A bird that doesn't come down south to my part of the Florida peninsula...but when I travel farther north to the center of the state, I get the chance to see them. This one was taken from my patio balcony of my villa in Disney World last year, which ended up being my last vacation before the...

A Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse at Caledonia State Park

Tufted Titmouse photographed at the NY Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, NY.

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Houston Arboretum, Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Lowland pine/oak/yaupon forest with patches of bottomland hardwood forest at ca. 4 m (13 ft) elevation.

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Sexes similar. Photographed at Baggett Country, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area. Rolling limestone hills with remnant riparians but clear flat areas for livestock grazing at ca. 335 m (1,100 ft) elevation.

This guy caught me by surprise. I was in the process of following a red-bellied woodpecker when the Titmouse made a very brief appearance. Managed to capture two pictures before he was gone. This is the better of the two.

So this was a sheer chance kind of photo, but hey that's what makes this so much fun.

This was quite the pose. This must have been his good side. Taken in the University of North Carolina Arboretum on a warm Winter day.