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Carolina Chickadee Images From Arkansas

By |2023-07-27T01:58:11-05:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Carolina Chickadees, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was thrilled to take scores of Carolina Chickadee images when I was in Arkansas, from the comfort of my friend Steve Creek's deck while I visited with him.

My Growing Concerns Over This Years Crop Of Douglas Fir Seeds Because Of Our Drought

By |2021-10-24T06:45:41-05:00October 24th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My trip out into the sky island mountains of the West Desert last week caused my concerns about this years crop of Douglas Fir seeds to grow.

Soothing Sounds of Birds From My Living Room Window

By |2024-03-23T14:49:24-05:00September 6th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Canada Geese, Capitol Reef National Park, Downy Woodpeckers, Morgan County, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I like having my windows open so I can hear the sounds of birds when I can't be in the field. It helps me to hear them especially when the world is so crazy.

Black-capped Chickadee Photos – Foraging in Common Mulleins

By |2024-03-23T14:42:42-05:00August 28th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I was able to spend a few minutes taking Black-capped Chickadee photos as small flock of them foraged in Common Mulleins.

Mountain Chickadees – Listening For Their Songs And Calls

By |2021-04-27T15:38:23-05:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Mountain Chickadees, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I listen for birds everywhere I go. Their calls and songs help me to locate them so I can photograph and observe them as they go about their lives.

Mountain Chickadee And Changing Seasons

By |2021-04-27T15:43:47-05:00September 16th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

When this Mountain Chickadee came into view it was hanging from a juniper bough with two Douglas Fir seeds in its bill it appeared to be looking around for a place to cache its food.

Two Black-capped Chickadee Photos From This Week

By |2024-03-23T14:28:03-05:00September 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm happy to have had these two little Black-capped Chickadees in my viewfinder this week. I enjoy seeing, hearing, and photographing these perky primarily black and white birds.

Black-capped Chickadee In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-03-23T14:22:24-05:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw and heard Black-capped and Mountain Chickadees yesterday morning but only this Black-capped Chickadee came in close enough for me to photograph.

When Snow Covers The Mountains

By |2021-04-27T15:53:24-05:00December 3rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

When winter snow closes off my access to the mountains that I love to visit to find birds I find that it makes me feel wistful because I will miss the birds and the calmness I find up there.

Focusing On Photographing Foraging Mountain Chickadees

By |2021-04-27T16:02:40-05:00November 19th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two mornings ago a small flock of Mountain Chickadees came in to forage on the seeds in some Douglas Fir trees and I had fun trying to keep up with the small dynamos.

Mountain Chickadees Are Fun But Challenging To Photograph

By |2021-04-27T16:05:30-05:00November 8th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent a few minutes photographing Mountain Chickadees foraging in Douglas Fir trees which was a lot of fun but challenging too.

Focusing On Mountain Chickadees Feeding On Douglas Fir Seeds

By |2021-04-27T15:59:32-05:00November 1st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wanted to share two photos of the Mountain Chickadees I photographed yesterday morning that flew in and fed on Douglas Fir seeds.

Calling Black-capped Chickadee Perched In The Open

By |2024-03-23T14:18:48-05:00August 23rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago this Black-capped Chickadee and several other others were moving through a willow thicket in a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains where I had been focusing on photographing warblers, tanagers, and vireos.

Photographing Some Of The Birds I Love In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-03-30T18:43:44-05:00August 16th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Cedar Waxwings, Great Blue Herons, MacGillivray's Warblers, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains, Western Tanagers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As a bird photographer I'm feeling a sense of urgency now that I didn't feel a few weeks ago because as I watch the migrants in the Wasatch Mountains getting ready for their long journeys I know that my time for photographing them this year is quickly running out.

Molting Black-capped Chickadee

By |2024-03-23T14:14:47-05:00July 18th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Black-capped Chickadee's plumage isn't in prime condition but I feel like my work as a bird photographer includes taking images of them looking great and not so great because it is all part of the cycle of their lives.

Black-capped Chickadee Plus the Colors of Autumn

By |2024-03-23T14:08:23-05:00September 19th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Typically I would prefer that all of the body of this Black-capped Chickadee was free of the out of focus elements in front of it but visually the abstract jumble of Autumn colored leaves stimulates my eyes and my brain.

Black-capped Chickadee Foraging Near A Western Tent Caterpillar Tent

By |2024-03-23T14:05:06-05:00August 31st, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I heard a familiar call, caught a flash of black, gray and white and spotted a Black-capped Chickadee land right in front of a Western Tent Caterpillar tent while calling out a clear "chickadee-dee-dee" to another chickadee that was nearby.

Black-capped Chickadees Photographed In A Mountain Canyon

By |2024-03-23T13:58:13-05:00August 13th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time yesterday morning observing, photographing and enjoying the songs and calls of Black-capped Chickadees in a high mountain canyon. Chickadees always bring a smile to my lips and yesterday was no exception.

At the Magical Sapsucker Tree Once Again

By |2021-04-27T16:19:42-05:00May 3rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Mountain Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Targhee National Forest, Williamson's Sapsuckers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday may have started off dreary but it sure got lively with a Willamson's Sapsucker, Mountain Chickadee and a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches at the Magical Sapsucker Tree!

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