#tufted-titmouse

Of the many birds who visit our daily banquet, none are more common or more friendly than the Tufted Titmouses or Titmice — take your pick. No one has agreed on this yet. They will sometimes land on your head or shoulder, and then look at you, and you can just see them thinking, “Oh, hi, oops, didn’t know you were alive…” They are Owen’s favorite birds and one of mine, too. They aren’t pushy…

Of the many birds who visit our daily banquet, none are more common or more friendly than the Tufted Titmouses or Titmice — take your pick. No one has agreed on this yet. They will sometimes land on your head or shoulder, and then look at you, and you can just see them thinking, “Oh, hi, oops, didn’t know you were alive…” They are Owen’s favorite birds and one of mine, too. They aren’t pushy…

Owen’s favorite bird is that little, perky Tufted Titmouse. They are friendly little birds that, with a little encouragement, wouldn’t mind moving in with you and sitting on your table gathering crumbs. So I drew one. Owen objected. He said it should not have a dark background (wood). So I redrew it on a plain white background. What do you think? Aside from that, I think the first one with the…