This winter has been dominated by cold, darkness and a lot of rain (and snow!), so there haven't been many good photo opportunities lately.
Even so, there have been a steady stream of feathered visitors to our feeders.
The Black Capped Chickadee is a fairly common bird around here, but they can be tough to photograph because they flit around a lot and tend to be very shy around humans.
This little creature showed up after about 15-20 minutes, but insisted on always facing the other way. Sadly, the most in-focus shot was of his/her back...
Until...
Actually... that really wasn't all that helpful!
But at least (s)he had a nice feed.
This next one is a bit fuzzy because (s)he was actually taking off at this point.
Still, it was nice to see a feathered friend in the sunshine!
Thanks for stopping by and looking!
(As always, all photos are my own!)
Are there birds cuter than chickadees? In Washington we get four species, Black-capped, Chestnut-backed, Mountain and Boreal. Three, all but Boreal are pretty widespread in the right habitat.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
They really are adorable little birds; right up there with wrens, another favorite.
They are a common backyard feeder bird for me, too. I love hearing there call
We like watching them rom our back patio. Hope to get some better shots!
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Chickadees rock. We have 4 species of chickadee in Washington State, three are common, Black-capped, Chestnut-backed and Mountain Chickadees. Boreal Chickadee is rare.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee\
Black-capped Chickadee