Take 5: Tufted Titmice

If you have a bird feeder in Massachusetts, there’s a very good chance you have witnessed the antics of the tufted titmouse. They may not look it, but titmice are bold as brass, harassing intruders in their territory with their harsh scold calls and even stealing tufts of fur from sleeping mammals to use in lining their nests. Learn more about these furtive birds and check out five great images.

2015 Photo Contest Entry © Nathan Butler

2015 Photo Contest Entry © Nathan Butler

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Lee Fortier

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Lee Fortier

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Kimberlee Bertolino

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Kimberlee Bertolino

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry © Cheryl Rose

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry © Cheryl Rose

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry © Anne Greene

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry © Anne Greene

Take 5: Seeing Things?

People tend to be so good at spotting faces that we’ll see them even in trees, rocks, and other things that definitely don’t have eyes, noses, and mouths. Do you see personalities in these pictures? Here are five funny faces from past editions of our Photo Contest.

2013 Photo Contest Entry © David Black

2013 Photo Contest Entry © David Black

Photo Contest Entry © Richard Brown

2011 Photo Contest Entry © Richard Brown

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Emily Swartz

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Emily Swartz

Photo Contest Entry © Rory Dexter

2011 Photo Contest Entry © Rory Dexter

2015 Photo Contest Entry © Peter Hall

2015 Photo Contest Entry © Peter Hall