Three Bushtits out on a limb
by Kym Backland
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Three Bushtits out on a limb
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Kym Backland
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These Bushtits are so small. They are on a branch of a rosebush. You can't really see how small they are. When I hear them "buzzing", I run with my camera and try to capture a shot of them. It's hard. They move together in a group, and are quite elusive and quick! I love these little fellers. So sweet. Here is some of that info on them.
Bushtits are sprightly, social songbirds that twitter as they fly weakly between shrubs and thickets in western North America. Almost always found in lively flocks, they move constantly, often hanging upside down to pick at insects or spiders on the undersides of leaves. Flocks of Bushtits mix with similar small songbirds like warblers, chickadees, and kinglets while foraging. Bushtits weave a very unusual hanging nest, shaped like a soft pouch or sock, from moss, spider webs, and grasses. Bushtits are tiny, kinglet-sized birds. They are plump and large-headed, with long tails and short, stubby bills. Color Pattern Bushtits are fairly plain brown-and-gray birds. Slightly darker above than below, they have brown-gray heads, gray wings, and tan-gray under parts. Males in parts of the range have contrasting blackish face masks. Behavior Bushtits move quickly through vegetation, almost always in flocks, and continuously make soft chips and twitters. They forage much as chickadees do, frequently hanging upside down to grab small insects and spiders from leaves. Bushtits build a hanging nest out of soft materials such as grasses and spider webs. Habitat Bushtits live in oak forest, evergreen woodlands, dry scrublands, stream sides, and suburbs. You can find them at elevations from sea level to over 10,000 feet.
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June 15th, 2014
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