This chickadee is probably appreciating the heated bird bath with the temperature staying below freezing all day.
Chickadee Getting a Drink
Picture of the Day for June 8, 2022
My birdhouses will have a variety of nest types in them, from the fine grass swirls of the bluebirds, a very messy grass and feathers nest of the sparrows, sticks the wrens uses, grass and trash (like candy wrappers) of the tree swallows and the a very soft moss nest of the chickadees. This chickadee was collecting nesting material from the side of the tree.
Chickadee Collecting Moss
Picture of the Day for December 4, 2020
The chickadees seemed happy in the sunshine today as they visited the feeder often for seeds, at least after I finally refilled the empty bird feeder.
Seed Grabber
Picture of the Day for January 20, 2020
The chickadees seemed to enjoy the sunshine today as much as I did, but the chickadees always seem to have a cheery song no matter what the weather is. The only time they don’t sound happy is when I haven’t filled the bird feeder or I am taking too long to fill it.
Sunny Chickadees
Picture of the Day for January 13, 2017
The chickadees were busy coming to the bird feeders on this cold day, but in addition to the sunflower seeds, they were lined up at the suet feeders too.
Chickadee in the Cold
Picture of the Day for January 3, 2016
When I took a walk through he woods yesterday afternoon, there was several chickadees singing in the trees. They always sound so cheerful and happy no matter if the weather is nasty or nice.
Cheerful Chickadee
Picture of the Day for November 7, 2015
Now that the summer birds have headed south again, the year round resident birds are more noticeable, like the cheerful Chickadee, who are visiting the feeders very frequently on this chilly morning.
According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, every autumn Chickadees literally “allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons” so they can adapt to change in the next season. And with a fresh mind, which I don’t have, the Chickadee can hide seeds to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places.
Black-Capped Chickadee
