{"id":6949,"date":"2016-01-25T10:12:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6949"},"modified":"2016-01-25T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T15:12:37","slug":"take-5-tufted-titmice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-tufted-titmice\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Tufted Titmice"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a bird feeder in Massachusetts, there’s a very good chance you have witnessed the antics of the tufted titmouse.\u00a0They may not look it, but titmice are\u00a0bold 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\u00a0furtive birds<\/a> and check out five great images.<\/p>\n

\"2015

2015 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Nathan Butler<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Lee Fortier<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Kimberlee Bertolino<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry \u00a9 Cheryl Rose<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry \u00a9 Anne Greene<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have a bird feeder in Massachusetts, there’s a very good chance you have witnessed the antics of the tufted titmouse.\u00a0They may not look it, but titmice are\u00a0bold 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1O5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1154,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/birding-after-migration\/","url_meta":{"origin":6949,"position":0},"title":"Birding After Migration","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"November 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"We have turned the seasonal corner. 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