10K views · 1.5K reactions | SOUND ON! Our Bird of the Week is the Tufted Titmouse. It's adorable and familiar, showing up in yards across much of the United States ... but how did it get that name? Find out here: https://abcbirds.org/bird/tufted-titmouse/ #ABCBOTW | American Bird Conservancy | Facebook

⚫Meet the Black-crested Titmouse! A bold songbird found in central and western Texas, Oklahoma, and northeastern Mexico. Once considered a subspecies of the Tufted Titmouse, they earned full species status in 2002. Despite their rodent-like name, “titmouse” comes from Old English: “tit” (small) and “mase” (bird). “Mouse” crept in over time through linguistic evolution. 👀If you’re trying to observe one, look for a gray back, rusty flanks, pale forehead, and a sharp black crest (especially dramat

A Tufted Titmouse deciding to go big 🥜 | Jocelyn Anderson Photography

A Tufted Titmouse decides to upgrade a suet nugget for a peanut. | Jocelyn Anderson Photography