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Archive 2018 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Colin F
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

One of my favorite little birds is the Chickadee, and in my region, it is the “Chestnut-backed” varietal.

Part clown, part acrobat, they are the first to come to your hand for some seed. I have had them land on the hood of my lens numerous times, exuding curiosity, and even once had one fly towards me and land directly and trustingly on my head. Feeling its miniscule talons making the tiniest purchase on my scalp was a feeling that was an amazing connection with a “wild” creature, and one which I will never forget.

Part of their charm is their manner of flight. Lacking the graceful soaring characteristics of many other birds, they make their way through the air in a vivacious, bouncing manner like a stunt pilot, announcing their arrival with a sprightly “chick-a-dee-dee-dee”, as if to say “I’m here”, and like a child at play, will pertly cock their head as if listening for applause, then flit away in the same care-free style, as if dancing through space.

You only get a true appreciation of their miniscule size when they are perched on your hand. At a weight seemingly no more than a piece of popcorn, and a beak no bigger than a pencil lead, they hammer feverishly on each sunflower seed, and then move on to the next without pause. Seemingly unaware of their tininess, they have an unmatched charisma. A trusting creature chalked full of personality, they are impossible not to like, and our world would be poorer without them.

I hope you enjoy my images of them…

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Nov 18, 2018 at 04:03 PM

Tom In Arizona
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Hi Colin...

Great set with beautiful settings and backgrounds for this little one. Also, I appreciated the write-up and background.

Thanks
Tom

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:10 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Such special amazing set Colin, as well as a sweet lovable story 📚

It’s perches are so stunning ... congrats to that

Bravo

Have a nice evening,
BB

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:15 PM

Colin F
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Tom In Arizona wrote:
Hi Colin...

Great set with beautiful settings and backgrounds for this little one. Also, I appreciated the write-up and background.

Thanks
Tom

Cheers Tom!

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:17 PM

Colin F
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

BeeBalm wrote:
Such special amazing set Colin, as well as a sweet lovable story 📚

It’s perches are so stunning ... congrats to that

Bravo

Have a nice evening,
BB

Thank you!

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:18 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

My finger got tired from scrolling so much. Great variety of perches with the flowers my favorites

Morris

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:43 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

The images are pretty good but I voted because of the story

TFS
Geoff

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:44 PM

Colin F
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

morris wrote:
My finger got tired from scrolling so much. Great variety of perches with the flowers my favorites

Morris

From all the pictures you take, you'd think that your finger would be all muscle!

Thanks Moriss!

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:45 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

arbitrage wrote:
The images are pretty good but I voted because of the story

TFS
Geoff

Thanks Geoff!

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:45 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Colin F wrote:
From all the pictures you take, you'd think that your finger would be all muscle!

Thanks Moriss!

My index finger tripps the shutter. My middle finger moves the schrole wheel :-}

Morris

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:56 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

The complete package here...pretty little bird, great perches and backgrounds and your love/respect for the bird comes through in your narrative. Well done all around.

Nov 18, 2018 at 05:03 PM

Colin F
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

stanparker wrote:
The complete package here...pretty little bird, great perches and backgrounds and your love/respect for the bird comes through in your narrative. Well done all around.

Thanks for the kind words Stan.

Nov 18, 2018 at 05:07 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Your collection of chickadee images is superb and your description makes the images even more enjoyable. As is often the case, the images are much stronger as a set than any image alone. The different poses and perches are an essential part of the pleasure of seeing them.

Dave

Nov 18, 2018 at 05:36 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Wonderful storytelling, both verbally and photographically!

Nov 18, 2018 at 05:58 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Holy cow, those are beautiful.

Nov 18, 2018 at 06:08 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Quite a lovely set Colin.

Nov 18, 2018 at 06:25 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

A real sweet set Colin ~ Ron

Nov 18, 2018 at 06:32 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

love the little chickadees Colin

Nov 18, 2018 at 06:41 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

dclark wrote:
Your collection of chickadee images is superb and your description makes the images even more enjoyable. As is often the case, the images are much stronger as a set than any image alone. The different poses and perches are an essential part of the pleasure of seeing them.

Dave

Thank you so much Dave.

Nov 18, 2018 at 06:43 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Ahh yes, my little Chickadee!

Bobg657 wrote:
Wonderful storytelling, both verbally and photographically!

I appreciate the positive feedback.

Nov 18, 2018 at 06:44 PM

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