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Bo Zarts

(26,329 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:32 AM 23 hrs ago

Tufted Titmouse Alighting

Starr County, Texas - February 2026
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Tufted Titmouse Alighting (Original Post) Bo Zarts 23 hrs ago OP

Beautiful pix, Bo! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #1

Awesome shot! CaptainTruth 21 hrs ago #2

That shot deserves an award. chowder66 21 hrs ago #3

Beautiful picture 😊 Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #4

Can you share the technique you use to catch these fleeting moments? erronis 21 hrs ago #5

SPECTACULAR!!! DrMJG10 21 hrs ago #6

Appears to be a black crested titmouse WestMichRad 21 hrs ago #7

That pic really jumps out at you! Uncle Joe 20 hrs ago #8

Extraordinary capture, my dear Bo! Wow. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy 20 hrs ago #9

My grandfather's favorite bird. bluescribbler 20 hrs ago #10

SheltieLover

(79,670 posts)

1. Beautiful pix, Bo!

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:44 AM

22 hrs ago

CaptainTruth

(8,166 posts)

2. Awesome shot!

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:04 PM

21 hrs ago

chowder66

(12,149 posts)

3. That shot deserves an award.

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:09 PM

21 hrs ago

Figarosmom

(11,440 posts)

4. Beautiful picture 😊

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:09 PM

21 hrs ago

erronis

(23,571 posts)

5. Can you share the technique you use to catch these fleeting moments?

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:18 PM

21 hrs ago

Such great lighting, also.

I watched a video on catching flying bullets with sound-activated flashes. And even catching the movement of light traveling through a water bottle:

DrMJG10

(66 posts)

6. SPECTACULAR!!!

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:31 PM

21 hrs ago

Need I say more?

WestMichRad

(3,201 posts)

7. Appears to be a black crested titmouse

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:36 PM

21 hrs ago

(Baeolophus atricristatus) rather than a tufted titmouse. Black titmice have a black crown and white forehead, while tufteds have a gray crown and darker forehead. Their ranges overlap and some interbreeding has been noted, and for awhile they were regarded as a single species, but about 20 years ago the two were split into two species given different vocalizations and genetic differences.
https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/birds/kenn-kaufmans-id-tips/identifying-north-americas-five-titmouse-species/
Great photo, anyway!