This handsome little fellow is a Chestnut-backed Chickadee. They are not the easiest bird to photograph since they flit around a lot moving from branch to branch in search of the insects they eat. They also spend a lot of time upside down and jerk themselves about as they scan crevices in the bark. So, I have a great collection of photos of branches where one of them perched a few seconds ago, or a blur with some chestnut patches in it.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
This handsome little fellow is a Chestnut-backed Chickadee. They are not the easiest bird to photograph since they flit around a lot moving from branch to branch in search of the insects they eat. They also spend a lot of time upside down and jerk themselves about as they scan crevices in the bark. So, I have a great collection of photos of branches where one of them perched a few seconds ago, or a blur with some chestnut patches in it.
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Great capture though! He's a cutie!
ReplyDeleteYes, they can be exasperating to capture! I'm in your fair city today, though it isn't to fair! Rain, and more rain...
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photograph, with a painterly-Audubonesqe quality.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a Chickadee with that colour-marking before.
Wow.