Fascinating! I haven't had time to look it up myself. The structure reminds me of the muscle structure in human chins. That is quite cool! Nature is truly quite remarkable.
Feathers are surprisingly fascinating. There are many different types to perform different functions. Their movement helps them hide, stay warm, flirt, hear, communicate, and I'm sure I'm forgetting things.
It is really neat looking! I knew something existed, as I learned about the controlled movement from learning about owls' hearing and also how the ones with plumicorns (the "horns") moved them around like this tit's crest, but I had never looked for a photo before, so this was a lot of fun for me too.
I think it's just a form of signaling, at least in how I've seen it being used. Typically I see the tuft pop up when they are curious about something or want to appear bigger to other nearby birds.
Clearly, I am a novice. So, I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Thank you for you clear and concise answers! May many blessings fall upon you and your house.
Thanks! Please don't take them as gospel though, I am also a relative novice lol. I just adore tufted titmice (mouses?), and have spent a lot of time watching them and cardinals at my feeder 😁
Here's one I got the other day. The best I've been able to get and not for lack of trying. I've returned to this area a few times for this specific bird, but they never want to get near me.
No tits, no tufts, no mice. Still didn't disappoint.
My grandmother had bird themed glassware. Whoever got the tufted titmouse glass had to do the dishes. Good times.
I like those types of traditions 😄
Wait, where's the tuft? Is it only the males that have tufts?
They're like cardinals, they can control the tuft. This little one just had theirs down.
Ah! Very interesting! I will have to research how and why that occurs!
Feather follicles (blue) have tiny muscles (red) attached to them, so the bird can move each feather.
The Anatomy of the Feather Follicle and Its Immediate Surroundings
Fascinating! I haven't had time to look it up myself. The structure reminds me of the muscle structure in human chins. That is quite cool! Nature is truly quite remarkable.
Feathers are surprisingly fascinating. There are many different types to perform different functions. Their movement helps them hide, stay warm, flirt, hear, communicate, and I'm sure I'm forgetting things.
Oh awesome, I didn't even think about the physical mechanism of their feather movement! This is really neat!
It is really neat looking! I knew something existed, as I learned about the controlled movement from learning about owls' hearing and also how the ones with plumicorns (the "horns") moved them around like this tit's crest, but I had never looked for a photo before, so this was a lot of fun for me too.
I think it's just a form of signaling, at least in how I've seen it being used. Typically I see the tuft pop up when they are curious about something or want to appear bigger to other nearby birds.
Clearly, I am a novice. So, I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Thank you for you clear and concise answers! May many blessings fall upon you and your house.
Thanks! Please don't take them as gospel though, I am also a relative novice lol. I just adore tufted titmice (mouses?), and have spent a lot of time watching them and cardinals at my feeder 😁
I need to get some feeders, I just have seasonal berries available to them, currently.
Edit: I forget that Lemmy doesn't have emoji reactions. So, I wanted to let you know I ❤️ your comment. Your passion is infectious.
One of my favorite tits!
Looks like it's pleading with you 🤣
"Please kind sir..."
one of my favorites, got it framed
Aww I love it
Here's one I got the other day. The best I've been able to get and not for lack of trying. I've returned to this area a few times for this specific bird, but they never want to get near me.