chickadee

Caught this playful Chickadee up in the Pine taking a break from gathering nesting materials. One of those quick snaps that worked for me :t:

I liked the pose, head turned to the rear and a glance at the camera with the eye.

Chestnut backed chickadee The chickadees and Nuthatches will land on the feeders with you standing right beside the feeder.

I got lucky, the white background was from a white building in the background. I had to take a step to the left to omit a window. This is one of my favorite shots.

This Chickadee decided to visit the Bluebird house....short trip as he was unwelcome. Thought I was going to catch some action but he made a hasty retreat.

Lucky to catch this one after grapping a nut and making a hasty get away.

Caught this one in mid-song.

Hope everyone is not tired of these, but when they sit still I just can't help but take a shot.

Another from the three flash test.

Spotted this guy chiseling away at this cavity. The female would come, go inspect...and I guess give orders how she wanted it done,then leave. He would get to work until she was satisfied with cavity size. Here he is cleaning up the shavings before moma comes back saying arent you done...

The result of hours of trying to catch a chickadee in flight as it came and went from the birdfeeder. Taken from about 10 feet with a 70-200 lens to provide soft background.

cute chickadee enjoying the beautiful day

some food on the plate, I'm hungry.

Another little snowbird.

These are so quick I decided to try using multipul flash to see what happens......heck it worked with Hummingbirds. This was taken in the shade using three flashes, I was pleased for an experiment. Have a few more for later.

Trying to make the best of some bad weather with the last few post.

Today was cold and gray and I only took about six shots, but I ended up liking this one a lot. I like how round the chickadee looks.

Another one from this afternoon.

I took some pictures this afternoon, the chickadees were cooperative, and the angle of the light finally allowed me to get their eyes distinct from the black around them.

A Black-capped Chickadee feeds heartily in a deep wooded area in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in western Washington State. This is the most widespread chickadee and often is accompanied by small feeding partners kinglets ("chicklets") and bushtits. Photo by Jeff Larsen...

I have been hearing this one for about a week, just showed itself a couple of days ago.

This Black-capped Chickadee is raiding the pantry, as he dips in an out of the hole in the tree where his stash is kept!