One bird that Deb an I REALLY wanted to see was the Boreal Chickadee. Last year at the festival I heard them and caught a quick glimpse but I wanted a good look to make it a lifer. Well, this year was the charm. Several times during Saturday's field trip we were told that the chances of a Boreal Chickadee were a sure thing. No Boreals. Finally at the last feeding station stop on Admiral Road, just a few moments after the trip leaders said it was time to move on, someone called out "Boreal Chickadee coming in." In he flew! It zoomed in and flew right into the deer rib-cage. I got many pictures of the chickadee butt barely sticking out of the bottom of the ribs. At one point it flew to a branch just a couple of feet from me. It was too close for my lens so all I could do was watch it with a happy grin!
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How very special, Lynne! ! I'm happy for you :)
He sure is a pretty little thing. Great capture, glad you did get to see him.
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What a gorgeous bird. I really want to see one!
Great pictures! I would love to see one.
I usually think of chickadees as seed feeders but they do peck at my suet so I guess a deer carcass is welcome in these barren times before things start growing again.
Do they sound any different from our Carolina chickadees?
Wonderful,I am pleased to see you had your wish fulfilled.The pictures are an added joy.
Blessings,Ruth
Some gals have all the luck!
Nice pictures! I'm so glad we didn't all pile into the bus and take off too early!
Cool bird. I saw a few there in Minnesota in winter 2005. Not an easy bird to find. I love their nasal call. The closest they occur to NJ is the Adirondacks. I hope one wanders into NJ one day.
The above photo is a keeper. Nice going!
Gorgeous! I wish I could see one.
Wow! Congrats on a 200th Life Bird!! ...and such a sweet little bird to commemorate it with! :-D
200th?!! Wow, that's amazing! You sure got some great photos of him. They are really pretty. I'll have to look up where they live so I can be on the look out if I ever get to one of those areas.
What a cute little thing to be #200
Chickadees are so cute... wonder if I'll see a Boreal one day, guess I'll have to head north to do it.
Cool, cool, cool!! So happy you got to see this lovely little one! :c)
A very nice capture, indeed! I had to look up boreal chickadee as I didn't know what it looked like..quite a difference to our black capped chicks! So much more yellow in its coloring..and still quite a cutie!!
Congrats on your 200 life bird!! wow. ..he must have known how imp it was for you to see him..not only as a lifer but to be your 200th ;-)
What a cute little bird. Congratulations on your lifer...you are dozens of birds ahead of me!
It great to see a lifer but to get the perfect snapshot is way cool.
Congrats, Linne.
Hey - I see it's 23 and snowing...sorry.
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Way to go, Lynne! And 200 lifers, wow! I've never bothered to count -- maybe I should, but it won't be anywhere near that number!
Congrats Lynne! I'm glad you got to get the BC before you headed out. You are really having fun with this!
Congrats on #200!
I keep hearing how Boreal Chckadees are easy to see but I've been up to the boreal zone in NH for the last 3 years and have missed them all three years! Good for you!
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