Tufted titmouse Dec 14, 2025

Tufted titmouse

Before you spot it, you"ll likely hear it—a series of clear, whistling notes, often described as "peter-peter-peter," announcing the presence of the tufted titmouse, featured in today"s image. This small, grey songbird, measuring about 15 centimetres in length, is a lively inhabitant of the eastern North America. Unlike other small songbirds, it has a tufted grey crest that crowns its head, giving it a distinctive and expressive look. Despite its small size, the tufted titmouse is surprisingly strong, able to crack open even large seeds with its beak—showcasing its skill and resourcefulness in the daily pursuit of food. It forages both in the trees and on the ground, searching for a varied diet of insects, nuts, seeds, berries and other invertebrates.

© Tim Laman/NPL/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Dec 14, 2023Boreal owl
Dec 14, 2024Northern hawk-owl, Canada

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 4, 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Nov 16, 2023Athens and the Acropolis, Greece
Apr 6, 2025The Shard, London, England
July 23, 2026Pink dahlia flower
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Jan 4, 2026Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, United States
Jan 22, 2026Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
Oct 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
May 22, 2024Tasmanian snow gum, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Sept 8, 2026Beech tree in a cereal field, Hampshire, England
Aug 21, 2026Winding road of Julier Pass, Switzerland
Aug 8, 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Apr 23, 2025Beach chairs on Steinwarder in Heiligenhafen, Germany
Jun 13, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Dec 23, 2025Lagazzuolo Lake, Valmalenco, Lombardy, Italy
Jan 26, 2026Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain
Aug 25, 2026Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States
Mar 25, 2024Tulip fields in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 11, 2026Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Sep 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Jan 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Aug 8, 2026Ah Shi Sle Pah Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
Nov 27, 2025Eastbourne Pier, England
Feb 26, 2026Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, Arizona, United States
Aug 4, 2025Great grey owls
May 28, 2025Sea otter
Jun 16, 2024Red fox father and kit, Washington, USA
Mar 10, 2026Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland