A Black-capped Chickadee just saying hello :)
Capturing a Black-capped Chickadee on video can be a challenge, especially if you're not handing out food :) In this short 10 second video, this chickadee looks at me as if to say "where the food? what you mean no food?" and off she goes ;)
Most of them know that I don't feed the birds, except for when the weather is very cold, the snow and ice is everywhere and the fair-weather feeders are nowhere to be seen :) But even in the worst of Vancouver weather, these creatures and their instincts can find food to survive.
This video was captured at Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver BC, Canada.
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I love this energetic guys! :) their "dee-dee-dee " screams.
I noticed that the willow tit has a smaller beard than this chickadee
You're right @ratel :) Very close relatives and oh so cute!
I remember their calls as a child, while playing in the backyard :) A very comforting song to me!
source: Ratel's photos #99 Forest Birds-67
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On my deck, I have a few hanging feeders, and some other feed stations (trays, seed spread, and nyjer socks, etc). I often stand with tripod on one end, and shoot birds, while they flit from station to station, or the branches I have tied to the railing. Once, I was shooting, and a Chickadee landed on my head, would flit over, grab some seed and land back on my hat. Eat. then head back for another seed.
Sounds like you've got a great setup there :) My parents have a lot of feeders and I love to just watch them do there thing when I visit. I can stand a couple of feet from the hummingbird feeder and they'll swoop on in and feed, I just have to remain still and they don't seem to mind :)
Chickadees are quite the friendly birds! Just holding my hand up to block the sun and they'll land and look for some food :) The red-winged black birds do the same! They're spoilt here in Stanley Park :)