Oh, I think they yank it out -- if it breaks, so be it. If not , it comes with the roots.

The style of taking the fluff is so different with the little birds.

The Titmouse really goes at it. I have been unable to get a good photo of the process. It is fast and furious.

The other birds study the fluff, and perch on the dispenser and pluck at it and sometimes it is a long process. So I have photos of them. But I cannot catch this Titmouse at all he/she is very aggressive and fast. Which makes sense now that I have seen him go at living sources posted online!

He also has a very aggressive call. He was woken us up several days in a row ....

Listen here:

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The first call is what we have had daily here. It is very piercing when close to the house. When he woke me up the other day I thought it was a car alarm! Usually he is in 3's ... sometimes,
it sounds like "judy judy judy" and other times the call is slightly different, but always in 3s or 4's.

So they must be nesting near by I guess?