Anyone who has watched chickadees and titmice has seen the gyrations and contortions they sometimes go through to get a bite to eat. One recent day I was walking along the edge of an old field and stopped to watch a tufted titmouse getting seeds from several 5-8 foot tall dead plants. It would go through a few contortions to get a seed from the dried seed pods and then fly off to open the seed’s hull to get at its contents.
Here are a few photos –
I’ve still not been able to identify the plant they were visiting, so I must hang my head in shame. Although the seed pods vaguely resemble those some other plants, I know not what it is. It may be an exotic plant from elsewhere that’s not common and isn’t in any of the field guides in my library.
I just love how the background became such a great foil for the bird and the seeds...like a photographer's studio background!
ReplyDeleteGreat series on the Titmouse, one of my favorite yard birds.
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Fascinating acrobatics! Love the photos - they capture their focus perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI like the word 'gyration'! And I love these sweet birds! I get a crick in my neck trying to take photos like these! Happy Sunday!
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