OK, for those of you recalling my "birds are like ice cream" post, this bird might be vanilla, but sometimes these "commoners" can amaze you with there beauty. I try not to to take any bird for granted because I think they all have something special to offer. In the case of the eastern tufted titmouse, cuteness seems to be their specialty. We have titmice all year round, but they are never more social than in winter, especially on blustery days, and it was a fairly blustery day when I took these shots a couple of weeks ago. There were definitely other contenders for the Christmas card but I decided to pick the titmouse this year. The chickadee was not happy, but he will surely get his chance! Last year I used a junco and house finch. "Gorgeous, darling, but can you put your chin up a little?"
"That's it! Marvelous!" 
"Now, let's look to the right. Smashing!"
"Now back to the left. Hold it there. Perfect!"
"Oh my! Are you OK darling? Perhaps a little brandy to warm you?"
"Oh my! Are you OK darling? Perhaps a little brandy to warm you?""All better now? OK, all the way right. Lovely dear!"
"Now let's try with the costume."
Merry Christmas from the Franz Flock!
"Now let's try with the costume." "Oh, yes! That's it! We have found our new Christmas card model. Brilliant!!"
Merry Christmas from the Franz Flock!
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