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Bushtit parent tends to the chicks I found this great little nest hanging fairly low in a tree. I can't imagine how much work that must have been for these tiny birds and now after they've built their mansion, the little ones are keeping them quite busy running back and forth bringing in little bugs and taking out waste. The dark eyes tell me this is the harried little father, but I could hear that the chicks were active and both parents were dashing in and out. In fact there may have been more than just two. Bush tits are sometimes observed to be either cooperative breeders with helpers or possibly even polyandrous (females having more than one male mate). American bushtit,Geotagged,Psaltriparus minims,Spring,United States,hanging nest,moss,nest Click/tap to enlarge

Bushtit parent tends to the chicks

I found this great little nest hanging fairly low in a tree. I can't imagine how much work that must have been for these tiny birds and now after they've built their mansion, the little ones are keeping them quite busy running back and forth bringing in little bugs and taking out waste. The dark eyes tell me this is the harried little father, but I could hear that the chicks were active and both parents were dashing in and out. In fact there may have been more than just two. Bush tits are sometimes observed to be either cooperative breeders with helpers or possibly even polyandrous (females having more than one male mate).

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  1. Great shot and some very detailed observations, just as we've come to expect from you :) Posted 10 years ago

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The American bushtit is the only species in the family Aegithalidae found in the New World, and the only member of the genus "Psaltriparus". In North America, it is referred to simply as "bushtit".

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Apr 25, 2015. Captured Apr 25, 2015 12:17 in 1611 22nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/10.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 181.1mm