A week or two back we watched this Black-capped Chickadee mercilessly ripping apart these fluffy cattails near a riverbank close to home. We had heard that Chickadees sometimes use this fluff as material for their nests however this birds was discarding the wonderful fluff and letting it fly into the wind. We figured they must […] …
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee — nature has no boss
Hearing the Chickadees calling in the trees above our heads we expected to look up and see either a black-capped or mountain chickadee as we had seen them earlier this day. However to our surprise we we greeted by this little Chestnut-Backed Chickadee looking down at us and hunting insects just above our heads. The […] …
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Chickadee dee dee
Of all the wild birds that grace our backyard feeders and chatter among the trees, none are as endearing as the Black-capped Chickadee. Friendly and gregarious, Chickadees make the winter's chill a little less biting. My favourite songbird by far, I long to hear them extolling their trademark chickadee dee dee tune each and every …
The Northern Herper 