{"id":53569,"date":"2018-08-13T04:49:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T10:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=53569"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:34:40","slug":"black-capped-chickadees-photographed-in-a-mountain-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/08\/13\/black-capped-chickadees-photographed-in-a-mountain-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-capped Chickadees Photographed In A Mountain Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\"BedraggledBedraggled Black-capped Chickadee on a Common Mullein – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 1250, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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One of the Black-capped Chickadees I photographed looked rather bedraggled because some of the feathers on its head, neck and back were messy, I suppose that could be from molting or perhaps it hadn’t finished preening after bathing in a nearby seep. It was busy feeding on a Common Mullein and although the bird is small in the frame I liked the background because of the flowers and greenery.<\/p>\n

\"Black-cappedBlack-capped Chickadee on a Serviceberry – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 1250, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Later I had the opportunity to photograph a Black-capped Chickadee that landed on a serviceberry very close to me and I jumped at the chance to photograph it as it looked towards me while I sat in a “mobile blind”.<\/p>\n

I could have and should have decreased my ISO, I had turned the ISO up earlier in the morning because of low light and had forgotten to reset it to a lower setting but with my Nikon D500 I don’t worry much about unwanted noise at ISO 1250 anyway.<\/p>\n

\"CallingCalling Black-capped Chickadee – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 1250, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Black-capped Chickadee called several times while it perched on the serviceberry shrub and although I was focused on taking images of the bird I loved hearing it call too.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the calls and song of a Black-capped Chickadee here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Black-cappedBlack-capped Chickadee about to take flight – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 1250, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took about 50 images of the Black-capped Chickadee before it flew off and I was happy with the quality of most of them. Time spent with a chickadee is always great, the photos I take are a bonus.<\/p>\n

Speaking of great… I saw a female Moose yesterday in the same general area as I photographed this chickadee and she had two calves! I sure wish they had been out in the open instead of buried deep in tall grasses, those calves looked adorable.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black-capped Chickadee photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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