Black Capped Chickadee
Uploaded: May 03, 2011
A family of Black Capped Chickadees has taken up residence in a decorative birdhouse I have sitting on a table on my patio. According to my research this appears to me to be a relatively odd occurrence. While they will nest in blue bird boxes they prefer hollowed out trees or old woodpecker nests. This is neither! Seems they have chosen the penthouse though!
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1600, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 340.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700
Courtenay Vanderbilt May 03, 2011
The house #1374156Robert R. Goodman May 03, 2011
Hi Courtenay,Beautiful capture my friend.That sure is not a Desert bird.WOW!!With a house like that they must be the Vanderbirds!!!! #9386256Gina Cormier May 03, 2011
He's got a nice house there!!! Lovely spring image!!! #9386258Anita Hogue May 03, 2011
He sure is a cute little thing! A beautiful capture, Courtenay! #9386261Jeff Robinson May 03, 2011
Outstanding wildlife capture, detail/dof!! #9386269Amy M. Wilson May 03, 2011
Great capture, detail and dof, Courtenay! LMAO at Bobby's comment... too funny - only the best will do! ;) #9386282Carolyn M. Fletcher May 03, 2011
What a nice house they have! I have mockingbirds nesting outside in one of the bushes by my porch. They had 4 eggs last time I looked. #9386287Amanda J. Tanner May 03, 2011
This Chickadee has good taste. A wonderful capture Courtenay! #9386305Dominick M. Dimacale May 03, 2011
Great image and clarity here, Courtenay!Dominick #9386323
Courtenay Vanderbilt May 03, 2011
LOL@ Bobby, good one! Thanks guys! #9386324Ron McEwan May 03, 2011
Great stuff Courtenay. We have a few hanging around here. Looks like there might be the demise of a tiny little spider in his beak. Great shooting. #9386373Jeana Clark May 03, 2011
~J~ #9386404
Monnie Ryan May 03, 2011
How cute! They picked the rm w vu! Terrific capture, Courtenay! #9386455Ann H. Belus May 03, 2011
The penthouse would be my choice too! Excellent close-up of the lovely bird, Courtenay! #9386508Carol Eade May 03, 2011
Beautiful clarity, Courtenay, he's a cute little chickadee! #9386617Carla Capra Anderson May 03, 2011
Hi Courtenay;Jack Gaskin May 03, 2011
LUCKY YOU NICE CATCHThey get VERY FRIENDLY so be prepared for them getting very used to you being close. TAKE ADVANTAGE...
Happy Shooting
Jack #9386687
Linda D. Lester May 03, 2011
These little guys are hard to catch! They know a happy home when they find one! #9386699Karen Celella May 03, 2011
Fabulous story to go with your excellent capture, Courtenay! #9386849Linda Blair May 03, 2011
WOW...awesome capture...I love these little cuties. You're lucky they chose your penthouse and you can capture them so beautifully. We have some but they move so fast I can never capture a good image of them. #9386861Mary Timman May 03, 2011
Beautiful shot...and a lit bit of info I had no idea. thanks for sharing! #9386907Stephen Zacker May 03, 2011
Like the way you captured him on back on this chair. You must have a lot of patience #9386919Bojan Bencic May 03, 2011
Fantastic shot, Courtenay. Love the background and shallow DOF. Nice penthouse, too. #9386932Dayna Cain May 03, 2011
Great capture! I love the green in the background. It shows this bird off perfectly! #9386955Douglas Pignet May 03, 2011
lovely bird capture and wonderful colors and clarity...well done #9386976Mike Clime May 03, 2011
Excellent capture and dof and looks like you are treating them well with their own condo, Courtenay! #9387003Michael Frazier May 03, 2011
Great bird shots Courtenay. #9387005Phyllis H. Burchett May 03, 2011
Wonderful capture Courtenay! We have a Chickadee family in a little bird house hung high up in one of our oaks but WAY too high up for me! #9387074John Connolly May 03, 2011
I love your new neighbors Courtenay! A superb capture of this cute littl bird, I am looking foreward to seeing the arrival of the chicks! #9387207Tammy M. Anderson May 03, 2011
Superb indeed, Courtenay. Excellent details and comp. #9387227Debra R. Harder May 03, 2011
I just love little Chickadees, Courtenay!! This little guy is cute as can be...and what an awesome penthouse he has. The lighting, colors and details are superb!! jsb #9387357Claudia Kuhn May 03, 2011
Wonderful how you'll be able to document their young growing up there, nice capture #9387432MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 03, 2011
I'm thinking the view of your backyard clinched the dealFabulous capture Court!! #9387454
Barbara Waldoch May 03, 2011
Beautiful, Courtenay! #9387508Max Aureli May 03, 2011
Great closeup and wonderful colors, Court!!! ... What's up? :-) #9387627Jessica Jenney May 03, 2011
Beautiful capture and amazing detail, Courtenay! #9387658Rony Sagy May 03, 2011
Wonderful capture. Beautiful story. #9387833Marilyn Cornwell May 04, 2011
Lucky you - lots of shooting ahead! #9388090Kathy Cline May 04, 2011
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww You lucky ducky....Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 04, 2011
FANTASTIC capture of this little beauty, Courtenay! He does appear to be a cut above the normal Chickadee! :-) k #9389509Heather Loewenhardt May 04, 2011
Well if I had to choose between a hollowed out dead ole tree and the penthouse I think you know what I would choose lol. What wonderful image so full of detail and clarity. #9389609Sherran Andersen May 10, 2011
Beautiful capture Courtenay. #9398930Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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