Morning Bird Pic

[sleigh]

MBP: I love this chickadee's pose: large head, small body. The chickadees have been prominent around the feeder in the last few weeks; there seems to always be one zooming in, grabbing a seed, then taking off again.

Comments

[maiac.livejournal.com]

That's lovely, really sharp.

Alert chickadee is alert.

Or maybe thinking, "When I grab the seed, should it crack it right here or fly off with it? Decisions, decisions."

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

It's interesting watching that decision, too. Most of the time, it's zoom in, grab seed, fly away. But occasionally one of them (or maybe it's the same one every time -- they're too much alike to tell apart) will stay on the perch and hammer at the seed there, making a bit of a racket.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I never get that close to my birdies, so your pics are illuminating. (they are wild creatures, I just put out seed for them, and do not expect them to be used to my presence)

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

I'm not all that physically close to them; I just have a good long telephoto lens. :-)

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

and I appreciate it!