I photographed this singing Black-capped Chickadee adult this past August high up in the Wasatch Mountains on a very hot summer morning. It had to be hot because what summer day in 2022 wasn’t hot? They were all hot, sometimes miserably so.
Singing Black-capped Chickadee adult – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
While I was driving slowly on a dusty, pothole-filled road high in the mountains, I spotted some movement in a serviceberry shrub and stopped to see what caught my eye. Before long, I could see a Black-capped Chickadee moving around in the shrub. I waited and watched as the small bird peeked in and out of the leaves of the serviceberry.
When the Black-capped Chickadee took to the air, I was surprised when it landed close to where I sat in my Jeep and started to sing. While I wish that some of the out of focus branches weren’t in my photos of this bird, I was happy to have the chickadee out in the open. I loved listening to the chickadee while I took photos of the bird.
By now, the area where I photographed this chickadee is covered in snow, and I won’t be able to get back up there until at least April or maybe May. I hope this little chickadee makes it through the cold, harsh winter days so I can hear it sing again.
Life is good.
Mia
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What a little charmer.
I much prefer cold weather to hot, but do think of (and worry about) the critters in every season.
Cute picture of the chickadee. I have them at my bird feeder year round. I love the little chirps. Have a nice Christmas season.
A banner year for chickadees in Vermont!