TAVAlonia · @TAV
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Mark Chesner · @mchesner
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Black-capped chickadee posing proudly in a budding walnut tree.

#blackcappedchickadee #chickadee #birdwatching #trumbullct

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Grant Canterbury · @dendroica
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On Monday a was busily excavating little wood chips from a nest cavity high up in an alder trunk. This morning there was a pair working away at the same cavity. I think they stole it!

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Kevin Jennings · @kevinpjenings
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Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Focus.

This is a black-capped chickadee working of opening a seed of some kind. I can't quite make out the seed. It looks too small to be a sunflower seed but that's what it probably is. But at any rate, the chickadee is completely focused on the task.

"Chickadees love bird feeders, especially ones with sunflower seeds, suet and peanuts. However, more than half of their food throughout the year consists of insects, spiders, caterpillars, larvae and insect eggs. They have even been known to scavenge on dead deer, skunks and fish. They also eat vegetation, including berries and seeds." - nationalzoo.si.edu

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JanArz · @JanArz
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Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Open up already!

Take a close look at this black capped chickadee. Look how it holds a sunflower seed against the branch with its feet while pecking and/or prying with its beak to open it up.

"Black-capped chickadees are named for the “cap” of black feathers that covers the top of the bird's head and extends just below the eyes. Their cheeks and chest are white, their wings are gray with white edges, and their sides are beige. Adult black-capped chickadees are just four to six inches (10 to 15 centimeters) long with a wingspan of six to eight inches (15 to 20 centimeters)." - nwf.org

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Last updated 2 years ago

TAVAlonia · @TAV
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Based off some of the photos I took on our recent get away to , I put these two on one branch, though they really have their own independent solicitation businesses demanding seeds in the park!

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Angelique Sophia · @angeliquesophia
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Can always count on the Black-capped Chickadees to stop by for a snack. Feeling their tiny little feet grab ahold of my fingers...😍

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Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Here we go!

This black-capped chickadee is making a run on a bird feeder from a nearby tree.

"Every autumn Black-capped Chickadees allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons so they can adapt to changes in their social flocks and environment even with their tiny brains." - allaboutbirds.org

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Angelique Sophia · @angeliquesophia
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edition:

1. The trusting nature and neverending cuteness of Black-capped Chickadees
2. The wicked cool colors and goofy expressions of Common Grackles
3. The little cheeps and camaraderie of a flock of American Goldfinch

@3goodthings

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Last updated 3 years ago

Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Black-Capped Chickadee.

Here's a chickadee leaving a feeder with its treasure.

"There is a dominance hierarchy within flocks. Some birds are “winter floaters” that don’t belong to a single flock—these individuals may have a different rank within each flock they spend time in." allaboutbirds.org

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Anne Fausto Sterling · @faustosterling
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Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Black Capped Chickadee.

This little chickadee was dashing in and out of the feeder yesterday. I caught up with it in an oak tree using the limb to break a seed that it made off with.

"The Black-capped Chickadee hides seeds and other food items to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon #blackcappedchickadee

Last updated 3 years ago

Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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I'm going in.

This black-capped chickadee was sitting atop that Shepard's hook analyzing the situation on the ground beneath the feeder. The little bird finally decided to go for it.

"A bird almost universally considered “cute” thanks to its oversized round head, tiny body, and curiosity about everything, including humans. The chickadee’s black cap and bib; white cheeks; gray back, wings, and tail; and whitish underside with buffy sides are distinctive. Its habit of investigating people and everything else in its home territory, and quickness to discover bird feeders, make it one of the first birds most people learn." - allaboutbirds.org

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Last updated 3 years ago

Deb Oppermann · @DebOppermann
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These tiny songsters with black cap and white cheeks are so cute, curious and quite acrobatic at times. This little perched on a small tree branch in winter was aware of me being so close but as they seem to be so trusting, it made no move to fly away until a spot was available at the feeder in Canada.

#blackcappedchickadee #guelph #ontario #chickadee #birds #songbirds #birdart #birdlover #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #nature #wildlife #artmatters #ayearforart #birding #art

Last updated 3 years ago

mike · @mikelevelsup
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mike · @mikelevelsup
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Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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"Black-capped Chickadee

This isn't a great photo, but I seldom catch a chickadee in a tree. So, I'll show it to thee. 😄

#birds #blackcappedchickadee

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SXW Designs · @SXWDesigns
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