Carolina Chickadee

[Barbara Ponder]

The tiny little guys were darting about the park yesterday. They are fascinating. They dig out knots or old Woodpecker holes to make their nests. They hang upside down sideways and every which way.

[NorthernFocus]

Cute little buggers. We have a very similar black capped chickadee which is one of only three or four species that winter over in the interior of Alaska.

The first shot is really nice. Good position on the bird and caught it by the hole. Nice job.

[Shadowman]

Nice captures.

[selig1656]

Both are well done , I prefer the second one as the bird seems to pop out a little better .

[Barbara Ponder]

Cute little buggers. We have a very similar black capped chickadee which is one of only three or four species that winter over in the interior of Alaska.



[B]The first shot is really nice. Good position on the bird and caught it by the hole. Nice job.

Originally i had thought it was the black capped but someone pointed out they were thier Northern cousins. There is also a species, the name escapes me, that is mostly in Mexico.


I have one of it upside down that i have not had a chance to do PP on. They were sure industrious and fast as all get out. The big birds are much easier to capture.

[IzzieK]

I like the first one and the second one...the second one is pretending to be a woodpecker....

[Barbara Ponder]

I like the first one and the second one...the second one is pretending to be a woodpecker....

Thanks Izzie

[Nicks Pics]

I'm not sure I've ever seen a Carolina, but I've shot at Black-capped Chick's a lot. You did pretty good to get a couple of nice poses there. I especially like the one with the hole. Do you think that's the chickadees hole? I've not actually seen the place where chickadees sleep that I know of.

[Barbara Ponder]

[ Do you think that's the chickadees hole? I've not actually seen the place where chickadees sleep that I know of.[/QUOTE]

He was chipping away at the hole as I took his photo, getting ready to cozy up with his Mrs.