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Beautiful photos, macrunning!
I noticed you called this a Black Capped Chickadee. I have this kind of bird in my backyard, but was told it was a Carolina Chickadee. When I look both of them up, they look the same. Do you know if they are, or if there is supposed to be a difference between them?
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I just got through one of my long folders of Winter birds, where I tried full electronic shutters to not scare away the birds and unknowingly ended up with thousands of photos which I've dreaded going through in detail. So now that I have (for this folder at least), I'll post the ones that I liked. Mind you, there are only a half dozen or so kinds of birds frequenting my backyard feeder, so I can't show really new birds but I hope that the poses will be interesting enough. They're all with the R5 & RF 100-500L. So here goes:
House finch:
Mourning dove (I assume):
House finch:
I also took a few photos of the same area without the birds which I thought were amusing, which I'll include as thumbnails so I don't irritate you too much.
Q: Where do all the "snow caterpillars" go on Sunday morning?
A: Why, to "Snow Church" of course! (ok, it's silly, but here goes
Cheers!
House finch:
Mourning dove (I assume):
House finch:
I also took a few photos of the same area without the birds which I thought were amusing, which I'll include as thumbnails so I don't irritate you too much.
Q: Where do all the "snow caterpillars" go on Sunday morning?
A: Why, to "Snow Church" of course! (ok, it's silly, but here goes
Cheers!
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Well, thank you JuanMa! I'm lucky to have the birds outside my window, with a feeder below to attract them, and now a little sliding door to poke my lens through. The IQ is all thanks to Canon - the R5 & RF 100-500L are a really good combo for birding, and going down to 100mm makes it useful all the way into portraiture - it's my favorite RF lens!
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Hello usern4cr, they are 2 different types of Chickadees. I live in the Pacific Northwest and from what I can tell we have Black Capped Chickadees where as the Carolina Chickadees tend to be in the Southwest part of the US. Here is a link to a comparison of the 2.
Black-capped Chickadee Similar Species to, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Similar looking birds to Black-capped Chickadee: Carolina Chickadee Adult, Mountain Chickadee Adult, Boreal Chickadee Adult, Chestnut-backed Chickadee Adult, White-breasted Nuthatch Adult, Blackpoll Warbler Breeding male
www.allaboutbirds.org
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Great shot! Saw my first swallow today - I guess you must be in Spain where they arrive earlier.
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Thanks. It looks like I'm in the range of the Carolina variety.Hello usern4cr, they are 2 different types of Chickadees. I live in the Pacific Northwest and from what I can tell we have Black Capped Chickadees where as the Carolina Chickadees tend to be in the Southwest part of the US. Here is a link to a comparison of the 2.
Black-capped Chickadee Similar Species to, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Similar looking birds to Black-capped Chickadee: Carolina Chickadee Adult, Mountain Chickadee Adult, Boreal Chickadee Adult, Chestnut-backed Chickadee Adult, White-breasted Nuthatch Adult, Blackpoll Warbler Breeding male
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Silly is fine by me, especially these days. Very nice shots.I just got through one of my long folders of Winter birds, where I tried full electronic shutters to not scare away the birds and unknowingly ended up with thousands of photos which I've dreaded going through in detail. So now that I have (for this folder at least), I'll post the ones that I liked. Mind you, there are only a half dozen or so kinds of birds frequenting my backyard feeder, so I can't show really new birds but I hope that the poses will be interesting enough. They're all with the R5 & RF 100-500L. So here goes:
House finch:
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Mourning dove (I assume):
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House finch:
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I also took a few photos of the same area without the birds which I thought were amusing, which I'll include as thumbnails so I don't irritate you too much.
Q: Where do all the "snow caterpillars" go on Sunday morning?
A: Why, to "Snow Church" of course! (ok, it's silly, but here goes
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Cheers!
Jack
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