Cheerful Song
by Nava Thompson
Title
Cheerful Song
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a Titmouse in a Silver Maple tree with new red leaf buds ready for spring. The photo was taken in NW Arkansas.....................Combined range of Tufted Titmouse and Black-crested Titmouse .....................The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird from North America, a species in the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The Black-crested Titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southwards, was included as a subspecies but is now considered a separate species B. atricristatus........................Johnston County, North Carolina ................Tufted titmouse closeup..........................Near Columbus, OhioThese birds have grey upperparts and white underparts with a white face, a grey crest, a dark forehead and a short stout bill; they have rust-coloured flanks. The song is usually described as a whistled peter-peter-peter. They make a variety of different sounds, most having a similar tone quality.....................The habitat is deciduous and mixed woods as well as gardens, parks and shrubland..in the eastern United States; they barely range into southeastern Canada in the Great Lakes region. They are all-year residents in the area effectively circumscribed by the Great Plains, the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The range is expanding northwards, possibly due to increased availability of winter food at bird feeders. The birds are nowadays resident all year even in rural Ohio where there are few bird feeders, while it was noted around 1905 that many birds from these areas migrated south in winter...............................They forage actively on branches, sometimes on the ground, mainly eating insects, especially caterpillars, but also seeds, nuts and berries. They will store food for later use. They tend to be curious about their human neighbors and can sometimes be spotted on window ledges peering into the windows to watch what's going on inside. They are more shy when seen at bird feeders; their normal pattern there is to scout the feeder from the cover of trees or bushes, fly to the feeder, take a seed, and fly back to cover to eat it.
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February 25th, 2014
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Comments (60)
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
William Tasker
Hi Nava! This striking image with its warm light has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Bonnie Mason
I love these birds- but then, I love them all :) What a beautiful capture, Nava Jo. You're an amazing photographer.
Nava Thompson replied:
Bonnie---I love them too---and thank you for the wonderful comments and support!