SEP 21, birdlore: tufted tit(mouse)

a) Reprise of material posted on September 21 in previous years ...

2020: Toronto ravines, Riverdale Farm (illustrated poem)
2021: dental feelings, deep dental cleaning (poem) 
2022: higher connections, the Queen's funeral (photo-collage)
2023: objectionable adjectives, forced (illustrated poem)

To access the details of any item in slide format, type its title, as displayed above in red font (e.g. ... forced), into one of the two search bars at the the top of your blog-page. Underneath the slide(s) for each entertaining delight that you discover, you will find a clickable link that lets you easily explore a more widespread collection of stuff (verse, photos, wordplay, song-lyrics etc.) on the topic of your choice. 

forced bulbs

b) Today's Offering (Sep 21, 2024): 

Authors' Note: The tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, a small cute bird that inhabits the eastern part of North America is named for the crest of feathers on his head, and for old English words for "little bird". Other species of Baeopholus are found in North America, and there are related genera of songbirds known as "titmice" in Europe. The archaic suffix "-mouse" currently adds little to the description of this perky visitor, so he is often known simply as a "tufted tit".

Check out a brief video (live photo) of the tufted titmouse HERE.  

 You can view an encyclopedic collection of illustrated poems on this topic by proceeding to the post 'Poems about BIRDLIFE' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.