Elaine, At our old house there were always lots of Tufted Titmouse around and they got so they weren't afraid of me and would sit still for photo ops ... I could get to within five or six feet and they'd just go right on feeding. Anymore they seem quite skittish and flit off as soon as I step out the door with my camera. Today I was in the yard taking pictures of the House Finches (who don't seem too bothered by human presence) and I was shocked when that Tufted Titmouse flew to the feeder and stayed a few minutes while I clicked away ... I was only about 10 feet away but stood as still as I possibly could. I need to figure out how to stop the camera *beep* when I take pictures because while some little birds seem curious, others take off each time they hear it. On my old camera I was able to turn it off so I just need to go through the manual for my current camera to figure it out.
