Tufted Titmouse

Gallery: AvianPosted October 12, 20058,202 views26 comments

For a lot of people tufted titmice are a common feeder bird. Where I live in NH we're on the very northern fringe of their range and I rarely see them. Every fall we get a couple in the yard for a few days. I took advantage of some very limited sunshine this morning and tried for a few shots. Taken in bright overcast conditions so I opted to leave the flash off for this shot. Flash and gray birds can be tricky to judge. Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MII/600mm IS/1.4x II

1/200 sec, f/8
Exp. Comp: 0.0
ISO: 400

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on October 12, 2005 at 2:32 PM

Oh wow, is this nice, or what! Fantastic BG! You must PM me how you get so many varieties of birds in your yard!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Creasser on October 12, 2005 at 2:37 PM

Beautiful image Garth, so crisp and clean with fabulous autumn colours in the BG.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 31 Posts, 469 Comments

Comment posted by Jos De Braekeleer on October 12, 2005 at 2:40 PM

What great detail on the bird and a fantastic BG.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 455 Posts, 1648 Comments

Comment posted by Pei-hsin Hsu on October 12, 2005 at 2:48 PM

Great shot! The whole spectrum manifests itself in this exquisite picture.

Registered on January 1, 2004, 21 Posts, 196 Comments

Comment posted by Colin Smale on October 12, 2005 at 3:06 PM

When you can't think of any suggestion to improve a picture you have a winner and oh boy is this a winner.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 48 Posts, 1158 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ennis on October 12, 2005 at 3:13 PM

Wow, another great image. Great detail in the bird, and a beautiful background!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 118 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by Jasper Doest on October 12, 2005 at 3:24 PM

Garth...that background....that really makes it here. Crisp shot. Just excellent.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 371 Posts, 2101 Comments

Comment posted by Ched Bradley on October 12, 2005 at 3:31 PM

Beautiful, Garth!

Registered on November 19, 2004, 34 Posts, 58 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on October 12, 2005 at 3:37 PM

WOW!!! This one has it all Garth, awesome BG, bird, and perch.

Registered on March 15, 2005, 114 Posts, 2639 Comments

Comment posted by Reindert Nijland on October 12, 2005 at 4:02 PM

Awesome colours! Absolutely perfect BG!

Registered on February 16, 2005, 54 Posts, 63 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on October 12, 2005 at 4:30 PM

What can I say, Garth......beautiful in EVERY way!

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on October 12, 2005 at 4:37 PM

Very nice. I can't get over the beautiful background!

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on October 12, 2005 at 5:28 PM

Hi Garth,
you can be really proud of this one! It is one of the best avian photos that I have ever seen!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Garber on October 12, 2005 at 7:00 PM

Very Nice!
Great color, it is a shame that you could not get his butt in focus.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments

Comment posted by richard ettlinger on October 12, 2005 at 7:02 PM

The BG takes this shot to another level!

Registered on June 17, 2004, 377 Posts, 1565 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Grey on October 12, 2005 at 8:02 PM

Wonderful in every way! This plain little guy sure got wrapped in finery here -- gotta mention the moss as well as the fall leaves.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 144 Posts, 2069 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Ganz on October 13, 2005 at 6:01 AM

All I can say is "Oh My!".
SOmebody use the word exquisite to describe this shot....my thoughts exactly.

Cheers,

Registered on November 1, 2003, 339 Posts, 759 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on October 13, 2005 at 10:21 AM

Excellent!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Dick Cronberg on October 13, 2005 at 11:07 PM

Garth,

Everyone seems to like this shot a lot. I've got to say I'm on the bandwagon too. This shot "rocks"! And, I noticed that you had 19 comments and thought I might as well push it over the edge to 20! Way to go!

Dick Cronberg
Oregon

Registered on March 21, 2005, 158 Posts, 594 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Royse on October 14, 2005 at 12:48 PM

Yep, this one's a beauty!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 218 Posts, 2427 Comments

Comment posted by Rachel White on October 14, 2005 at 11:03 PM

Stunning! The colors in this photo are absolutely amazing!

Registered on July 31, 2005, 3 Posts, 15 Comments

Comment posted by Rod Gilbert on October 23, 2005 at 12:02 AM

WOW!

Registered on October 10, 2004, 45 Posts, 268 Comments

Comment posted by LG Price on November 21, 2005 at 5:14 PM

Garth,
Are you sure this isn't a ceramic Tufted Titmouse

If it weren't for that little bit of fluff near the tail, I think you'd have to prove it

Doesn't get more perfect than this. Congrats.

Registered on March 9, 2005, 160 Posts, 1500 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 16, 2007 at 10:58 PM

Garth,

Marvelous color on the bird. I like how your background reflects the orange and pinks in the bird's feathers.

Carol
http://hy-tec-training.com

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 17, 2007 at 9:37 AM

Hi a very very nice image.

Phillip.

Registered on July 14, 2005, 194 Posts, 427 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on September 16, 2008 at 2:35 PM

The background for this shot absolutely sings. The soft orange brings out the color under the birds wing and around its beak. You've captured excellent detail in the feathers, and the green moss provides a beautiful counterpoint. Very nicely done.

Varina Patel
www.photographybyvarina.com
My Blog

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments