The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) isn’t an uncommon bird, but it’s a bird that’s new to me. They’re a bit like Chickadees in some ways, for instance in the way they move, but they have a distinctive crest (the “tuft” of their name) that makes them pretty easy to identify. This is a less than great photo, but it’s been very hard to get a picture at all. They’re apparently in that class of bird that knows a camera on sight, and will do all they can to thwart a photographer.
Month: May 2017 (page 1 of 1)
This is the fourth time I’ve seen this male yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata), eating suet each time. He seems to prefer the suet with mealworms over suet with nuts and seeds. It’s a terrible photograph, in part because I’m a poor photographer, but also, because I’m taking photos through glass.
Spring has arrived with a vengeance. There’s forsythia, daffodils, and shiny summer-plumage goldfinches: