The first bird I had land on my hand for seeds was a tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor). Since then I always am thrilled to see these little gray birdies. Some years we see so many titmice in Central Park that we begin to take them for granted, then are so disappointed when they do not show up some years. They stayed away in the winter of 2021-22, and when I finally saw one in April in Queens, I was so thrilled. In 2022, the titmice returned in force, and life is so much better with these little birds around us.
The tufted titmice in this first slideshow were photographed in 2022 and 2023, most in Central Park.
Tufted titmouse, Central Park, December 2014
Tufted titmouse, Forest Park, April 1, 2022
Tufted titmouse, Central Park, April 1, 2021
Tufted titmouse with sunflower seed offering, Central Park, March 15, 2021
Tufted titmouse, the Ramble, Central Park, April 1, 2021
The Filming the Feathers video is set to music by Beethoven (Symphonies 6, 1 and 8, condensed and arranged for recorders), performed by Papilan.
Tufted titmouse, March 31, 2019, Central Park
The photographs are from 2013 through 2016, taken in Central Park.
