CRITTER: Chickadees
I find it dangerously easy to overdose on chickadee photos. It is not always a simple task to get them to sit still in the wild. They come in several "flavors." These are Black-capped Chickadees, common over the northern US, photographed near our second home in Illinois.
October 21, 2014:
Although I've seen them, I have no photos yet of the similar Carolina Chickadee. This one in Illinois looked very pale white on its sides and seemed to be smaller, but this is north of the range of the Carolina Chickadee. It is a Black-capped Chickadee, I must assume.
May 4, 2011, Batavia, Illinois:
The Chestnut-backed Chickadee is a beautiful representative of this genus that I saw in the Redwood Forests of coastal California, but that was before I had a camera.
Here's a Mountain Chickadee, common in the Pinyon-Juniper woods near our former home in the mountains of New Mexico. November 12, 2011, Sandia Crest, New Mexico:
Boreal Chickadee, Soldotna, Alaska, June 21, 2011:
Here is a soggy specimen, same day, same place:
There are also Mexican and Gray-headed Chickadee species, respectively too far south and north for me to hope to see them!
Linking to Misty's CAMERA CRITTERS,
Linking to Eileen's SATURDAY'S CRITTERS,
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FENCE: Black-capped Chickadees coming down off the fence in our daughter's back yard, Batavia Illinois, February 18, 2013:
Linking to GOOD FENCES by Tex (Theresa).
SKYWATCH: Sunrise over the large lake in our subdivision.
December 13, 2014:
Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY by Yogi, Sylvia and Sandy
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November 22, 2013, Palo Duro Canyon , Texas
Linking to WEEKEND REFLECTIONS by James
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Please visit the links to all these memes to see some excellent photos on display
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Wonderful captures of the chickadees! And a gorgeous sky shot! Enjoy your Thursday!
ReplyDeleteHi Kenneth Another wonderful post. The sky shots is stunning, love the movement in the fence shot, and the shot with the reflection. The shots with these small birds are difficult to take and you of course managed it so well
ReplyDeleteadorable little guys throughout! thanks for the fence scene, too!
ReplyDeleteI love the first one from Batavia, it looks so nicely plushy :))
ReplyDeleteAnd that fence picture is just great, job well done! :))
【ツ】Knipsa
The chickadees are so cute. I love to watch them as well.
ReplyDeleteWow, love that skywatch shot!!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular sunrise captured here.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sky shot and such sweet photos of the chickadee.
ReplyDeleteHello Ken, stopping back to say thank you for sharing your post with my critter party.. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird. Nice clarity in the shots.
ReplyDeleteExcellent serie ! In terms of the reflection, I'm not sure which one I prefer, between your gorgeous last pic of this sweet little guy, and the sunset on the see, so magical with those flamed colors...
ReplyDeleteDelightful series of photos ~ love the chickadees!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays to you,
artmusedog and carol
I always liked the chickadees. They're cheerful feeder birds.
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Love the chickadees and that sunset is beautiful...
ReplyDeleteI love the sunrise over the lake. The colours are amazing. The birds are cute too.
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