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poecile atricapillus

  1. Black-capped Chickadee

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Hiding out under the bench in our front garden.
  2. Black-capped Chickadee

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Near the Mississippi River late in the evening.
  3. Black-capped chickadee-2

    Black-capped chickadee-2

    Keeping warm in the sunny part of the tree.
  4. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

    Heavy wet snow followed by sub-zero temps has this snow stuck to the trees for awhile.
  5. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

    A black-capped chickadee was leaf-peeping too on our most recent stroll through the woods.
  6. Black-Capped Chickadee_MG_6553

    Black-Capped Chickadee_MG_6553

    Patiently waiting my turn in the warm, autumn sunlight.
  7. Black-capped Chickadee

    Black-capped Chickadee

    The common chickadee in much of the northern US and Canada, this is presumably the nominate race "P. a. atricapillus." In fresh plumage they show buffy sides and flanks, but by spring this color may fade and wear off as seen here. Note the ragged demarcation to the black bib helping distinguish...
  8. Black Capped Chickadee

    Black Capped Chickadee

    A little soggy from a recent thunderous downpour, but otherwise still cute.
  9. Black Capped Chickadee

    Black Capped Chickadee

    No problem getting close to these guys. They were landing on my camera looking for treats while I was trying to get this shot! lol
  10. Black-Capped Chickadee

    Black-Capped Chickadee

    Waiting his turn at the station.
  11. Black-capped chicadee

    Black-capped chicadee

    You can almost set your watch by his visits, every day of the year.
  12. footpecker

    footpecker

    Later in day after the HTC RE's battery gives up (about two hours) sometimes these bird would come up that would grab a seed between their talons and peck at it. I just got silhouettes so I wasn't able to ID. Today I did. It's my black-capped chickadees!
  13. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  14. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  15. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  16. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  17. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  18. Black Capped Chickadee

    Black Capped Chickadee

    This beautiful little birds can be difficult to photograph; they are small, very fast and rarely stay in one place for more than a few seconds.
  19. Black-capped chickadee

    Black-capped chickadee

  20. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good!

    Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good!

    It was kind of a dreary November late day here in South Carolina so I was shooting at a low shutter speed even at 1250 ISO. This little Chickadee took flight just as I tripped the shutter, producing this amazing photo. I could not replicate this in a million years! The delineation of the wing...
  21. Black-capped Chickadee

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Frequently found bird in our area, usually in groups of two or more.
  22. Black-capped Chickadee

    Black-capped Chickadee

  23. Black Capped Chickadee

    Black Capped Chickadee

    Perched prettily on a rainy day.
  24. Black capped chickadee

    Black capped chickadee

    Things are looking up!
  25. Triple cap

    Triple cap

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