A Titmouse Story

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While sitting on my favorite climbing tree at the farm I was admiring these little oak flowers listening to the birds - because there were so many. I was trying to catch all the songs.. a little titmouse came and landed beside me on my left. I slowly turned my head towards it and the bright eyed curious bird jumped to a branch a little closer. I immediately thought this bird wants to be my friend. It jumped to the right of me and looked me directly in the eye before FLYING and landing on my right arm. Then it leaped up to my shoulder and beat its wings by my ear which cause me to lower my ear to my shoulder because.. what if it pecks me in my ear? And its feathers tickled.. It proceeded down the front of my sweater and pulled a stray hair off of it. I kid you not. (I feel like I should insert here that I had been camping and my hair was a tangled mess.) This tiny new companion hopped down in front of me onto the trunk I was sitting on looked up at me - with the hair in its beak and proceeded to jump BACK on me - this time on my HEAD where it flitted around a few seconds - its itty bitty feet scratching lightly on my scalp. It did not pull a hair from my head but I definitely think it was considering it before it jumped back to in front of me and flew off with the hair from my sweater. Happy to be a nesting materials source for you my lightweight and feathered new companion.