Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse standing on a snow-covered bird feeder with a Northern Cardinal in the background.
Tufted Titmouse, Murray House; Murray, KY; February 16, 2015
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-125; f/5.6; 1/250 sec.

This page is for the Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor). This is another of my favorite birds and was one of the first birds that I was able to identify that was not part of the birds I would encounter on a typical day. I think the coloration and the tufted head are very striking features. My first photographic evidence occurred on February 16, 2015 on a snowy day at our backyard bird feeder. The best photograph I have taken of the Tufted Titmouse to date (above) was the same picture from February 16, 2015 at our Murray house, Murray, KY.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Tufted Titmouse sitting on a small branch deep among other branches.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Cross Timbers Trail, Fort Worth, TX; November 20, 2021
 Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 126 mm; ISO-640; f/5.6; 1/1600 sec.
Tufted Titmouse holding on to a small branch and hanging upside down. The bird has been eating at a praying mantis egg case.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Trail to Dead End, Fort Worth, TX; January 4, 2022
 Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-3200; f/6.3; 1/2500 sec.
Tufted Titmouse sitting on a small branch among other branches.
Tufted Titmouse, Wildwood Park, Fort Worth, TX; January 4, 2022
 Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 329 mm; ISO-1000; f/5.6; 1/2500 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on a bird feeder.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Visitor Center, Fort Worth, TX, January 15, 2o22
 Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 400 mm; ISO-2000; f/6.3; 1/800 sec.
Tufted Titmouse sitting on the ground looking into some oak leaves, ready to grab a quick meal.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Dead End Trail, Fort Worth, TX, February 6, 2022
 Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec.
Tufted Titmouse on a branch, leaning over and almost upside down digging into the bark of the branch.
Tufted Titmouse, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 20, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-200; f/10; 1/200 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on a small branch.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, March 27, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-250; f/7.1; 1/1000 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on a branch intently looking at something.
Tufted Titmouse, Clear Fork Trinity River and Bellaire, Fort Worth, TX, April 3, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/250 sec.
Tufted Titmouse singing while on a small branch.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 2, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on a small branch.
Tufted Titmouse, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 4, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-100; f/14; 1/160 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on a small branch and partially shaded by nearby leaves.
Tufted Titmouse, Sequoyah NWR, Vian, OK, September 12, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on the knot of an old tree branch partly hidden by some leaves.
Tufted Titmouse, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 25, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Tufted Titmouse, Oak Point Park, Plano, TX, January 21, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Tufted Titmouse perched on a small tree branch.
Tufted Titmouse, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, May 4, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.