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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.

4 comments:

JoJo said...

Great capture though! He's a cutie!

Paul in Powell River said...

Yes, they can be exasperating to capture! I'm in your fair city today, though it isn't to fair! Rain, and more rain...

RedPat said...

So cute!

Dean Lewis said...

Beautiful photograph, with a painterly-Audubonesqe quality.
I have never seen a Chickadee with that colour-marking before.
Wow.