Janet and a tiny friend
The ever-present Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Day 2, Black-capped Chickadee, Rondeau PP
Pam and friend
Black-capped Chickadee
A visit to George's hand
A birder's first time
Black-capped Chickadee on Judy's hand
On a frosty morning
A friendly visitor
You can always count on a Chickadee
The favourite
Complete with tiny rooster weather vane
I'm blurry, but I'm cute
Trust
Well, hello, little Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee at a cavity
You can always count on the Chickadees
Thank you all so much!
Love the sparkle of those tiny diamonds
You can always count on a Black-capped Chickadee
There's always a Chickadee
Gotta love those Chickadees
You can always count on a Chickadee
Thank heavens for Chickadees
A quick visit
Blue dot bokeh
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Hey, lady, got any food?
Hey, remember me?
Hanging on
Bathed in light
Caught between seasons
Bashful
Time for take-off
King of the Spruce tree
Chickadee perch
Black-capped Chickadee
Friends
Consolation prize
Well, hello there
Horizontal and vertical
Look closely : )
A warm place to land
Where have all the birdies gone?
A bird for a change
Fluffed
Her very first experience
Woodland bokeh
You can always count on these little guys
Black-capped Chickadee / Poecile atricapillus
Black-capped Chickadee
Love those little feet
A lucky shot
A bird in the hand...
Musical chairs
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee
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Friendly interaction
A two-second rest
Survival of the fittest
On a windy day
Winter colours
An autumn moment
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The ever-friendly Black-capped Chickadee
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All three photos posted today were taken yesterday, 5 November 2017, when I joined a few birding friends for a walk in Carburn Park. Afternoons are usually not the best time of day to see birds so, as usual, we saw far fewer species than the morning groups - 19 species of bird. Though cold, it was a beautiful afternoon to be out in nature. It was cold enough for there to be a few clusters of small ice pillars along the edge of the Bow River - something I always enjoy seeing.
Carburn Park is a very popular place for birding in the city, offering water and woodland species. According to eBird, a total of 211 species have been recorded within the park. In comparison, at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (the top Hot Spot in the city) 252 species have been recorded. In the Weaselhead Natural Area, 227 species have been seen.
These little Chickadee are just 24 hours away from death, and need to collect enough fat in order to survive. Such busy little birds. There were about 10 of them yesterday, following us along some of the paths. Over the years, I have taken many photos of them, but I so rarely go for walks any more. From now on, I know it will be much harder to make myself put on all my winter layers, including struggling to get ice grippers on to my winter boots, and leave the comfort of my home. The main roads had been cleared, and were very reasonable to drive on yesterday. I do enjoy going for coffee and a chat after these walks.
"The Black-capped Chickadee is notable for its capacity to lower its body temperature during cold winter nights, its good spatial memory to relocate the caches where it stores food, and its boldness near humans (they can feed from the hand)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-capped_Chickadee
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-capped_chickadee/id
"The chickadee's unerring spatial memory is remarkable enough, says Colin Saldanha, assistant professor of biological sciences at Lehigh University and an anatomist who has studied songbirds for six years.
But it is what happens inside the tiny songbird's brain that Saldanha finds amazing. In the fall, as the chickadee is gathering and storing seeds, Saldanha says, its hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for spatial organization and memory in many vertebrates, expands in volume by approximately 30 percent by adding new nerve cells. In songbirds, the hippocampus is located on the dorsal surface of the forebrain right beneath the skull. In mammals, the hippocampus is located beneath the cortex.
In the spring, when its feats of memory are needed less, the chickadee's hippocampus shrinks back to its normal size, Saldanha says." From article on ScienceDaily.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030912072156.htm
Carburn Park is a very popular place for birding in the city, offering water and woodland species. According to eBird, a total of 211 species have been recorded within the park. In comparison, at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (the top Hot Spot in the city) 252 species have been recorded. In the Weaselhead Natural Area, 227 species have been seen.
These little Chickadee are just 24 hours away from death, and need to collect enough fat in order to survive. Such busy little birds. There were about 10 of them yesterday, following us along some of the paths. Over the years, I have taken many photos of them, but I so rarely go for walks any more. From now on, I know it will be much harder to make myself put on all my winter layers, including struggling to get ice grippers on to my winter boots, and leave the comfort of my home. The main roads had been cleared, and were very reasonable to drive on yesterday. I do enjoy going for coffee and a chat after these walks.
"The Black-capped Chickadee is notable for its capacity to lower its body temperature during cold winter nights, its good spatial memory to relocate the caches where it stores food, and its boldness near humans (they can feed from the hand)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-capped_Chickadee
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-capped_chickadee/id
"The chickadee's unerring spatial memory is remarkable enough, says Colin Saldanha, assistant professor of biological sciences at Lehigh University and an anatomist who has studied songbirds for six years.
But it is what happens inside the tiny songbird's brain that Saldanha finds amazing. In the fall, as the chickadee is gathering and storing seeds, Saldanha says, its hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for spatial organization and memory in many vertebrates, expands in volume by approximately 30 percent by adding new nerve cells. In songbirds, the hippocampus is located on the dorsal surface of the forebrain right beneath the skull. In mammals, the hippocampus is located beneath the cortex.
In the spring, when its feats of memory are needed less, the chickadee's hippocampus shrinks back to its normal size, Saldanha says." From article on ScienceDaily.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030912072156.htm
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