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rmmcrob · Oct 28, 2011, 8:57 PM

Hello,
A pair of chickadees excavated a nest in a dead branch of a maple tree not far from the house last spring.
Here's a picture of the female on a nearby branch fully fluffed up after she tried to scare away a cat below.
Bob

Shutter priority
1/250s
ISO 400
Exp bias +3
35mm equiv=905mm

C&C welcome.

jjdog2 · Oct 28, 2011, 9:26 PM

Nice shot Bob of one of my favorite birds.

jj

csa · Oct 28, 2011, 11:24 PM

Somehow that cute little bird doesn't look so scary!

Great capture!

catalex54 · Oct 29, 2011, 12:53 PM

Great shot Rmmcrob!!

rmmcrob · Oct 30, 2011, 8:37 PM

Thank you jjdog2, csa, and catalex54.

This is my first upload and I knew it was on the noisey side.

The light was so-so, but I tried to get as fast a shutter speed as possible because I expected flight. It turns out that the flight pictures I got were taken on a Nikon D40x at a much faster shutter speed.

JJdog, I'm with you: chickadees are my favorite, too. I watched this pair for 6 weeks (they hung around for a bit). They started excavating on April 24th and fly-away day was June 7: there were 7 fledgings and I got shots of all of them as they emerged.

Tried to attach one, but got the dreaded "upload error" 3 times.

I'll try later,
Thanks again,
Bob

saly · Oct 31, 2011, 1:42 AM

Very cute! We don't get those in Southern California....

I hope you get to photograph some eggs and baby chicks.

Oct 28, 2011, 8:57 PM	#1
rmmcrob Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 34	Chickadee...FZ40 Hello, A pair of chickadees excavated a nest in a dead branch of a maple tree not far from the house last spring. Here's a picture of the female on a nearby branch fully fluffed up after she tried to scare away a cat below. Bob Shutter priority 1/250s ISO 400 Exp bias +3 35mm equiv=905mm C&C welcome. Attached Images

Oct 28, 2011, 11:24 PM	#3
csa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 1,539	Somehow that cute little bird doesn't look so scary! Great capture! __________________ Carol ~Pentax K10D~ ~FZ40~

Oct 29, 2011, 12:53 PM	#4
catalex54 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Near Venice in Italy Posts: 2,454	Great shot Rmmcrob!! __________________ DMC-FZ150 & Hoya HD UV Filter + DMC-FZ45 & Hoya HMC UV(C) Filter - Macro & Tele Kit (DMW-LC55 + DMW-LT55 + DMW-LA5) - Benro A-197EX + HD-18 & Manfrotto MKC3-H01 Tripods & MMC3-02 + 234RC Monopod Alex

Oct 31, 2011, 1:42 AM	#6
saly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: near Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 4,764	Very cute! We don't get those in Southern California.... I hope you get to photograph some eggs and baby chicks. __________________ Panasonic FZ150, FZ35 and GF1; Nikonos V when underwater ~~Art is in the eye of the camera holder~~

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Oct 28, 2011, 9:26 PM	#2
jjdog2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southeastern Ohio Posts: 6,403	Nice shot Bob of one of my favorite birds. jj

Oct 30, 2011, 8:37 PM	#5
rmmcrob Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 34	Thank you jjdog2, csa, and catalex54. This is my first upload and I knew it was on the noisey side. The light was so-so, but I tried to get as fast a shutter speed as possible because I expected flight. It turns out that the flight pictures I got were taken on a Nikon D40x at a much faster shutter speed. JJdog, I'm with you: chickadees are my favorite, too. I watched this pair for 6 weeks (they hung around for a bit). They started excavating on April 24th and fly-away day was June 7: there were 7 fledgings and I got shots of all of them as they emerged. Tried to attach one, but got the dreaded "upload error" 3 times. I'll try later, Thanks again, Bob