Yesterday the Carolina Chickadee chicks that were in the nest box on the pear tree fledged, and the first one I photographed was near the deck.
Carolina Chickadee chick on the deck – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/200, ISO 1000, +0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light
Then the darling little chickadee fledgling flew onto the deck and stayed there for a bit. I took a nice long series of images of the chickadee chick on the deck before it flew up and landed on the wind chimes.
It was my first time photographing Carolina Chickadee chicks, and I was beyond excited. They are even cuter than I expected them to be.
They almost look as if they are pouting.
Carolina Chickadee chick in a flower bed – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/640, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light
Then I spotted a second Carolina Chickadee chick in one of the flower beds. I moved over to the flower bed, sat down on the ground, and took a bunch of images of that chick too.
The nest box was so packed with chickadee chicks that I couldn’t even get an accurate count. Maybe over the next few days, I’ll spot more of them as they explore their world beyond their nest.
In just a few days, the Eastern Bluebird chicks in the garden should fledge too. Spring is baby bird season here!
Life is good.
Mia
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Wonderful! What beautiful Chickadees. Thanks Mia.
What fun to observe them fledging!
Fluffy little charmers.
So cute, great photos!
Thanks so much for the shots of these cuties!