Monday, July 11, 2011

I Found A Chickadee

I was surprised when I found this black-capped chickadee flying around in front of me on the nature trail. I thought maybe they wouldn't be around this time of year. They are one of the few kinds of birds I saw here last winter, so I thought maybe they preferred the cold. I guess that was wrong.

The reason for my assumption is that I make a point of learning only what I need when I see an animal. That way I can remember more about all the animals I see as I go along. This way, even though I'm no encyclopedia on each animal, I remember at least a little bit about each one I encounter. And I know more and more as time goes on.

And now I know that these little chickadees stay around here all year. I also remember from encountering them on so many occasions what sound they make. I didn't consider myself good with bird sounds before, but I'm beginning to learn a few of them.

Anyway, I remember looking up high in a tree and seeing an odd sort of bird house. I wish I would have thought to get a picture of it. Maybe next time. It was three little fast moving birds that distracted me from it. They were not very far off the ground, and I was hoping they would slow down enough for me to get a picture.

They quickly flew across the trail in front of me, and one of them stopped on a close by branch. I quickly began taking my pictures. And before it flew away, this is what I got. Taking these pictures is so much fun!

And now to change the subject. Is anyone else geekily excited about the new beta Blogger? Just when I gave up waiting for it, it showed up when I turned on my browser. I use Firefox. I thought maybe I was on the wrong page for a second there. But now I've been happily exploring this fancy new interface. I have to say that writing a post has been much improved.

See ya soon!


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18 comments:

  1. Hello! Beautiful photos! Thank You very much for the Nature Center Magazine link...

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  2. I moved a feeder with sunflowers close to where i sit and enjoy these birds coming in close.

    I am having a hard time posting pics on blogger.Not sure if it is the new system or what.

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  3. oh, so pretty, indeed our walks teach us things from what we observe.

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  4. I love these little birds. They are so cute and they have the curest sound. I am seeing the juveniles now. Their feathers are a bit messy and fuzzy sometimes. They are quick so it's hard to get pics at times.
    I haven't noticed anything new except when I add pictures five ata time they aren't in the order that they used to be.

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  5. @Amin
    Thanks. The Nature Center Magazine Link will always be there.
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    @Out On The Prairie
    I haven't had the same problem with pictures. But it might be something Blogger is working on.
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    @Interesting Pictures
    Thank you.
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    @betchai
    Walking through nature areas can teach us many things.
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    @Ginnymo
    I'd love to see some of the juveniles. Right now I only get to see things like that in your pictures.
    The new stuff is only in the beta version. I hope they fix the thing with the pictures, but I never post them in the right order anyway.

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  6. i like the chickadee, but i hate the new blogger interface. there are all kinds of things that dont work right and the pale colors are difficult.

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  7. @Sharkbytes
    I haven't discovered much that doesn't work right yet, but I completely agree about the pale colors.

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  8. A day a walk keeps the teacher away?

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  9. @Rainfield
    Yup. It makes the animals and nature the teacher.

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  10. My favorite bird! It's one of just a few birds that stay here all year and I appreciate them so!

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  11. I enjoyed today's episode of Bird TV, Ratty! My blog is on Wordpress, and we just went through a fairly major update that changed the look of the backend too.

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  12. What a wonderful first shot...not a bird I am familiar with either so thank you. :-)

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  13. Beautiful photos of this chickadee, Ratty!

    What is the Beta Blogger? No "geeky" idea for me..

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  14. @montucky
    I'm beginning to like them a lot too. I like the ones that stay around.
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    @Sparkle
    I should take a look at the Wordpress update. It sounds interesting. I have an account there, but I only use it for posting comments right now.
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    @allotments4you
    These are very social little birds. You would love them.
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    @Icy BC
    Beta Blogger is what I call Blogger in Draft. It's the beta version of our Blogger dashboard where we can test out new features before they are completely finished. They are still sometimes a little buggy, but they're mostly done. It can be used either temporarily or permanently. You can find it at http://draft.blogger.com/home

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  15. Wonderful photo of chickadee! Yes chickadees are ubiquitous but they are an intricate and important part of our ecosystems. One of my personal favorites. Happy personalities and beautiful mating song.

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  16. @Wild_Bill
    It's those little personalities that I noticed first about them. They don't seem to be afraid of anything. Very friendly.

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  17. What a sweet little bird! I don't think I've ever seen a chickadee flying around here. I'm no bird expert, though. I can identify robins, cardinals, blue jays and hummingbirds but not much more...oh, yes, hawks, eagles, ostriches and imus!

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