I find chickadees endlessly watchable. They are so cute, friendly and smart, and are marvels of northern survival and adaptation. How these delicate-looking little birds manage to survive in -40C (-40F) is amazing, but it starts with their winter planning and storage efforts and their ability to find protected and suitable shelter.
Happy Friday, happy weekend.
Not a spring chicken but a spring chickadee!
We still have lots of ravens around, so I hope you stay safe, little one.
Happy Friday.
I love watching chickadees! They are so pretty and seem to almost float during their undulating flight.
They are very tough little birds who stay in the north year-round, even through -45C (-49F). They shelter in small tree holes or other protected spots and live on their stored food supply. They are so amazing!
Happy Tuesday!
I saw my first black capped chickadee of the year. That’s a very good sign of warming temperatures!
They are so pretty and delicate looking, but are actually very hardy. They live through the cold subarctic temperatures of the Northwest Territories very successfully; they store incredible amounts of food and spend their winters sheltering in knotholes.
Their memories for recalling where they have food stores is prodigious, which is a main reason why they can survive so well up here.
I love hearing their distinctive “chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee” song and seeing them on their undulating flight paths from tree to tree.
Happy Saturday.
Happy week. 🙂
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