Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Chickadee love

I've been going through some photos in preparation for an upcoming post, and just couldn't wait any longer to share these 2 photos of a Carolina Chickadee at our feeders. It's a gorgeous, tough little bird, and I can't quite get over how handsome it is. While they won't eat from my hand (yet!), our chickadees are pretty fearless when I'm outside, and I was only about 3 feet away while taking these pictures.




More to come!

5 comments:

KaHolly said...

I observed my first Carolina Chickadee this past winter while I was camping. They visited me every day. I have to wonder how many times in the past was I looking at Carolinas and thinking they were Black-capped and just blowing them off?? I love the tint to your picture.

Judy said...

I love that wing! Just the way the light comes through the feathers!!

Heather said...

Karen - It's funny... in Ohio we have both species of Chickadees, and there's a fairly distinct line that divides between Black-caps in the northern 1/3 and Carolinas in the southern 2/3 of the state. Despite that knowledge, I refused to positively identify my chickadees as Carolinas (even though we live well south of the dividing line) until I had a chance to see and, more importantly, hear Black-caps on a number of occasions. Now I KNOW my chickees are Carolinas.

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