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Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
(L 5.75" WS 9" WT 0.6 oz)
I think no virtue goes with size;
The reason of all cowardice
Is, that men are overgrown,
And, to be valiant, must come down
To the titmouse dimension.
(The Titmouse Ralph, Waldo Emerson)
Shadow Cliffs
Pleasanton
27Dec2008
Have expanded to northern states
...apparently due to global warming.
Del Valle RegionalPark
Livermore
27Dec2011
18Jun2012
Baeolophus
in Greek means
small crest
;
inornatus
is Latin
for
unadorned, plain
.
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Bob Sundstrom
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Society
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