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Crested tit/tofsmes. Värmland, Sweden (December 27, 2018).

Självsäker, akvarell, 19x19 cm

För några veckor sedan när jag kröp runt en gammal granlåga för att se vad som växte på den märkte jag något som tittade upp i mossan en bit bort. När jag vände på huvudet för att se vad det var såg jag ingenting. Kan det ha varit en groda som jag hade sett? Då tittade den upp igen. En liten tofsmes! När jag hade sett den så såg jag ett par till. Dom verkade inte bry sig särskilt mycket om min närvaro där dom for runt och letade efter mat i mossan.

Confident, watercolour, 19X19 cm

A few weeks ago when I was crawling around an old fallen spruce tree to see what was growing on it, I noticed something looking up from the moss a short bit away from me. When I turned my head to see what it was, I didn't see anything. Could it have been a frog? Then it popped up again. A little Crested Tit! Once I'd seen it I saw a couple more. They didn't seem to care much about my presence as they moved around looking for food in the moss.

we are not done with cute small birds which live in sweden and belong to the “tit” family and are so cute it should be ILLEGAL

here we got what in english is called: european crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus). in swedish it is “tofsmes”. which translated to “ponytail - softie” or “ponytail - dork” (alternative tassel - wimp).

it is called such because of the tuft of feathers on its head. perhaps this means it would be called tuft - softie in english? i was having a hard time to find a good translation of “tofs” to english.

also! it! is! too! cute!

illegal cuteness!