The Tufted Titmouse has a distinctive crest similar to the Cardinal's; but smaller and gray in color. It is about 5.5 inches in length. The juvenile's coloring is similar to that of the adult, but it is somewhat subdued. The Titmouse likes sunflower seeds but it doesn't have the "tooth" that the Cardinal has. To open a sunflower seed, the Tufted Titmouse will perch (either on a feeder perch or a tree limb); it will place the seed between its feet and peck at it with its beak until the hull splits open.