Chickadees and Allies

Families: Paridae, Remizidae, Aegithalidae

These birds are generally drab, small and have short legs and short but strong bills. They are usually found in small flocks, are social and inquisitive. They also mix in with other birds quite often.

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.

Nemesis Birds – Bushtit Photos

By |2024-04-04T15:32:45-05:00December 3rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Bushtits, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Ophir Canyon, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Bushtits are a nemesis bird for me, I have only had a few opportunities to photograph these tiny, frenetic birds and I have yet to get high quality images of them.

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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