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Ava

Fayetteville, AR, USA

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Photo #1 – April 18, 2023
This is a Tufted Titmouse on our umbrella pole; Its nest is in there. Last year, we had Titmice raise a successful brood of 6 in there, and looks like they’re going to nest again! The thing about this specific Titmouse is that, if you look closely, it has a black mark underneath its left eye. While this could just be something that smudged its feathers, I believe it is a permanent birthmark-like mark. The female from last year (photo #5) had a mark like this beside her right eye, so I think this is one of her offspring that inherited the birthmark. What do you think?

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Bluebird Nestlings And A Titmice Birthmarks

Photo #1 - April 18, 2023 The thing about this Titmouse is that, if you look closely, it has a black mark underneath its left eye. While this could just be something that smudged its feathers, I believe it is a permanent birthmark-like mark. The female from last year (photo #5) had a mark like this beside her right eye, so I think this is one of her offspring that inherited the birthmark. What do you think?

One response to “Bluebird nestlings and a Titmice birthmarks”

  1. Ava says:

    Oh, and I just realized I put that there are 6 Titmouse nestlings, but there are actually 5.

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