angler Loc: StHelens England

....photographed at Pennington flash in March last year.

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jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That is definitely a long tail.

angler Loc: StHelens England

It is Jerry and thanks for looking in i always appreciate it.

firtree Loc: Florida, USA

Nice shots. Those little guys are really cool, have not seen these before. Thank you!

angler Loc: StHelens England

Thanks for looking in Firtree i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked them.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Jim, I had to laugh at your title, considering the photo I posted in the street section today--take a look and you'll see why.
Nice photos, by the way.

angela k Loc: Long Island

Adorable little one, Jim!! It's funny how his tail is so long and his beak is so tiny!!
Nice set!

angler Loc: StHelens England

I just had a look John and i can see why it tickled you Thanks for looking in John i always appreciate it.Glad you liked them.

angler Loc: StHelens England

I'm glad you liked them Angela and thanks for looking in i appreciate it very much.Glad yo liked them

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Great shots.
Long tails.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Thanks for taking the time to look in and comment Architect1776 i appreciate it very much.Glad you liked them.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Your truncated title must have stirred interest of some sort. Reminds me of the time when a tufted titmouse (short tailed) came to our feeder. I said, "That's a tufted titmouse." Son-in-law standing nearby freaked out, thinking his father-in-law was being obscene.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Thanks for looking in Revhen i appreciate it the bird is a member of the Tit family and i'vr read sommewhwere that the word tit is from and oldEnglish word ''Tite'' meaning small.While commonly referred to as "tits" throughout much of the English-speaking world, these birds are called either "chickadees" (onomatopoeic, derived from their distinctive "chick-a dee dee dee" alarm call)[1] or "titmice" in North America. The name titmouse is recorded from the 14th century, composed of the Old English name for the bird, mase (Proto-Germanic *maison, German Meise), and tit, denoting something small. The spelling (formerly titmose) was influenced by mouse in the 16th century.[2] Emigrants to New Zealand presumably identified some of the superficially similar birds of the genus Petroica of the family Petroicidae, the Australian robins, as members of the tit family, giving them the title tomtit, although, in fact, they are not related.

These birds are mainly small, stocky, woodland species with short, stout bills. Some have crests. They range in length from 10 to 22 cm. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.[3] Many species live around human habitation and come readily to bird feeders for nuts or seed, and learn to take other foods.
meaning small.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

You are most welcome.
Again makes me jealous and I need more practice to get this good.

angler Loc: StHelens England