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Tufted Titmouse (22)
Dave
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 47 N: 674]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (2173) | Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor (Parus bicolor)
Family: Paridae, Chickadees and Titmice
Description 6" (15 cm). Sparrow-sized. Gray above and whitish below, with rust-colored sides and conspicuous gray crest. Black-crested Titmouse (B. atricristatus), found in southwestern Oklahoma and Texas, is similar but has black crest.
Habitat Swampy or moist woodlands, and shade trees in villages and city parks; in winter, at feeders.
Nesting 5 or 6 brown-dotted white eggs in a tree cavity or bird box stuffed with leaves and moss.
Range Resident from eastern Nebraska, southern Michigan, and Maine south to Texas, Gulf Coast, and central Florida.
Voice A whistled series of 4 to 8 notes sounding like Peter-Peter, repeated over and over.
Discussion Titmice are social birds and, especially in winter, join with small mixed flocks of chickadees, nuthatches, kinglets, creepers, and the smaller woodpeckers. Although a frequent visitor at feeders, the titmouse is not as tame or confiding as a chickadee. It often clings to the bark of trees and turns upside down to pick spiders and insects from the underside of a twig or leaf. The Black-crested Titmouse, found from southwestern Oklahoma and northern Texas south into Mexico, was until recently considered a subspecies of Tufted Titmouse.
Information Source: National Wildlife Federation eNature Website
In my personal observations I have noticed the titmouse is not as tame or confiding as the chickadees as the discussion above mentions. While the chickadee lingers and opens the sunflower seeds, the titmouse seems to regularly "grab and run" minimizing their time at the feeder. |
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Dave
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Contrast, Tone Adjustment
Edited by:joeydrops
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Hi Dave,
I increased contrast a bit and then played around with Tone Adjustment - decreasing midtones and shadows, and slightly increasing highlights. I then increased saturation a little and applied some Unsharp Mask. I hope you like it :)
Kind regards,
Claudia |
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Dave
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Minor adjustments in PS
Edited by:hummingbird24
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 864 W: 142 N: 19]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-n.gif) (64) |
I adjusted levels in the midtones, then brightness level to approx 12.
Finally put through Neat Image including, a slight sharpen.
Have a nice day!
Anna-Lu |
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Dave
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Elements 3
Edited by:marhowie
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Hello Dave. I tried to improve on your shot. The main fix was adjusting the contrast. I reduced highlights, USM @ amount 75, .3 pixel, 0 threshold. Light layer of gaussian blur @ .8 pixel to reduce noise in the BG.
I also did a quick cloning out of the hotspot on lower chest portion of the bird that I created when adjusting the contrast.
Howard |
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