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<\/p>\nIn celebration of another ‘common’ species.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n A week ago today while I was photographing other birds in the mountains this cute little Black-capped Chickadee made an unexpected appearance on a mullein on the brushy slope below me. ‘He’ was foraging for tiny insects as he circled the cylindrical flower stalk so he was often hidden from view or had his head at an angle where I couldn’t see his eye but I got a few shots I like reasonably well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n A few seconds later he’d made his way to the top of the mullein and very soon after that he was gone.<\/p>\n Black-capped Chickadees are one of the most familiar and widespread birds in North America so I thought these photos were an opportunity to celebrate one of the common species again. I dislike most forms of elitism but I have to watch myself or I find myself posting photos of ‘sexier’ birds over more common species.\u00a0Lately, while wildfires and smoke have had me photographing House Finches and goldfinches in my garden instead of the more natural places I prefer, I’ve been reminded of how special ‘common’ can be.<\/p>\n And imagining how sterile and lonely our world would be without them.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Notes:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In celebration of another ‘common’ species.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/black-capped-chickadee-5669-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"black-capped-chickadee-5669-ron-dudley\\"")
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