Feb 17, 2021 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Black-capped Chickadee, Daily Image 2021, In Search of Snowbirds, Nikon 1 V3
Northern Illinois | 2/17/2019 4:36 pm Local Time | Wintry Mix 25°F Light Winds
In Search of Snowbirds | Black-capped Chickadee These small birds dart around quickly. To capture an image, you must be ready. They don’t sit still for very long. The bush provides context.
The Back Story This image was a simple click through a window.
Quick Facts…
| Black-capped Chickadee … Black cap & bib; white cheeks; gray back, wings, & tail; & whitish underside
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| Habitat | Mixed & deciduous woods; willow thickets, groves, shade trees in open woods & forest edge. |
| Range | Year around in Northern Illinois |
| Nest | Hole in tree, enlargement of small cavity in rotten wood, old woodpecker hole or nesting box. |
| Diet | Mostly insects, seeds, and berries. |
| Behavior | Forages by hopping among twigs and branches getting food from surface. Feeder seeds in winter. |
| Size | Length: 4.7-5.9 in | Weight: 0.3-0.5 oz | Wingspan: 6.3-8.3 in |
Mar 13, 2016 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, Birds, Black-capped Chickadee, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3, Walkabout
Black-capped Chickadee These small birds dart around quickly. To capture an image, you must be ready. They don’t sit still for very long.
Mar 31, 2015 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Birds, Black-capped Chickadee, Daily Image 2015, Nikon 1 V1, Wildlife
This Black-capped Chickadee seemed to like the warm day we had today. Spring is finally here.
Apr 22, 2014 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Black-capped Chickadee, Daily Image 2014, Nikon 1 V1, Walkabout, Wildlife
Black-capped Chickadee Now I’m not really a birder; still, it seems like I’m capturing more bird images these days. On my walkabout this evening, a couple Black-capped Chickadees were playing in the trees right next to the trail. All I had to do, was stop, sit down, and wait a bit for them to get closer. Within e few minutes, the Chickadees came back to play; flying branch to branch in little spurts of energy. The Nikon 1 V1 with a 70-300mm lens makes a great bird lens with a maximum effective focal length of 810mm.
