These people may have been inspired by animals they observed in nature, where there are many birds with mohawks that rival ...

You might not notice much difference between the tufted titmouse of East Texas and the black-crested titmouse of the Hill Country. Both are small, plain-gray birds only slightly larger than a ...

The tufted titmouse is one of our few crested birds, along with such species as cedar waxwing, blue jay and Northern cardinal. Photo by Skeeze/Pixabay.com ...

Now as the origins of this bird's name would suggest, the titmouse belongs to a very well-known family of European birds. In Britain, all 12 members of the Paridae family are known simply as "tits." ...

In last week’s column I wrote about chickadees. These friendly little birds have an impish cousin that is also a frequent visitor to feeders in the region. If chickadees are ...

This black-crested titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) was caught on video in Texas plucking hair from a sleeping fox to build a nest.Scientists now have a name for this brazen behavior: kleptotrichy.

Natural cavity users around San Angelo are: two species of screech-owls, Carolina chickadee, black-crested titmouse, Bewick’s wren, Carolina wren, ash-throated flycatcher, great-crested ...

The titmouse is not the only bird species with a keen interest for the unusual plucking. “There’s a local species called the great crested flycatcher, which, like the titmouse, ...