Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> That's priceless Piers. Whoever captured the shot had perfect timing.
> Interesting though, on this side of the pond a similar bird is called a
> Chickadee (after its song), but in the same family is another called Tufted
> Titmouse.
>
I see from Wikipedia that what I though was simply a Titmouse that we
see here has become an Oak Titmouse.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Titmouse>
We also have flocks of Bushtits come through, mostly in the winter.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushtit> Much smaller than the Chicadees
and Oak Titmouses (Titmice?) Not very visually interesting, but very
active and fun to watch as a busy group.
Moose
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