{"id":114042,"date":"2023-06-30T01:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T07:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=114042"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:45:15","slug":"young-tufted-titmouse-exploring-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/06\/30\/young-tufted-titmouse-exploring-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Tufted Titmouse Exploring The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was thrilled to observe and photograph this charming young Tufted Titmouse a few days ago. I was able to see and hear Tufted Titmice in both Oklahoma and Arkansas.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Tufted Titmouse perched on driftwood \u2013 Canon R7, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 3200, +0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 500m, natural light, at a feeder<\/span><\/p>\n

My friend Steve Creek’s yard<\/span><\/a> was the only spot where I was able to capture high-quality images of this titmouse species. I took numerous photos of them, and without a doubt, I will share more in the future.<\/p>\n

Back to the young Tufted Titmouse:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Immature Tufted Titmice look very much like the adults so you might be wondering how I knew this titmouse is young and hatched this year.<\/p>\n

The fleshy, yellowish gape where the upper and lower parts of the bill joins together was the only clue I need to know. Many young birds show that fleshy gape when they are young including Tufted Titmice.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Tufted Titmouse in soft morning light \u2013 Canon R7, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 2500, +0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 500m, natural light, at a feeder<\/span><\/p>\n

The gape is even clearer in this photo. Additionally, the black feathers behind the bill of adults is more pronounced than it is on young titmice.<\/p>\n

I was excited to take images of this young Tufted Titmouse because I don’t see this species at all in Utah. I’m going to miss seeing and hearing them when I leave. They are such fun birds to have in my viewfinder and they exhibit tons of character.<\/p>\n

And the immature titmice? If they were any cuter my face would melt off. That’s an exaggeration of course, but they are pretty cute.<\/p>\n

Steve’s yard showered me with a bounty of birds.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Tufted Titmouse photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was thrilled to observe and photograph this charming young Tufted Titmouse a few days ago. I was able to see and hear Tufted Titmice in both Oklahoma and Arkansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13950,27,13951,13944],"tags":[13946,1996,13981,4067,4099,4104,2315,8052,8050,13945,8018,13966,4193],"class_list":["post-114042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-sebastian-county","category-tufted-titmouses","tag-baeolophus-bicolor","tag-driftwood","tag-feeder","tag-immature","tag-morning-light","tag-perched","tag-summer-3","tag-titmice","tag-titmouse","tag-tufted-titmouse","tag-urban","tag-yard","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t