What kind of Bird are these little fellas.
Apr 7, 2015 09:17:44 #
My wife hung this little house out as a decoration. Has a real little hole in it, we didn't dream little birds would use it. These little birds have been going in and out. They don't remain still very long . I managed to get a couple quick shots of them
Apr 7, 2015 09:18:43 #
Apr 7, 2015 09:31:43 #
fergi
Loc: Fort Worth
WessoJPEG wrote:
My wife hung this little house out as a decoration. Has a real little hole in it, we didn't dream little birds would use it. These little birds have been going in and out. They don't remain still very long . I managed to get a couple quick shots of them
I believe that is a Carolina Chickadee.
Apr 7, 2015 09:36:45 #
fergi
Loc: Fort Worth
fergi wrote:
I believe that is a Carolina Chickadee.
After checking the range of the Carolina Chickadee, I believe Joe is correct. It is probably a Black-capped Chickadee
Apr 7, 2015 09:37:10 #
definitely a black capped chickadee. the lightness maes me think of the rocky mountain branch
Don
Don
Apr 7, 2015 09:37:23 #
Joe F.N. wrote:
Black-capped Chickadees.
Thanks for the reply. :thumbup:
Apr 7, 2015 09:38:25 #
donald johnson wrote:
definitely a black capped chickadee. the lightness maes me think of the rocky mountain branch
Don
Don
Thanks for your reply. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Apr 7, 2015 10:05:52 #
Apr 7, 2015 19:06:14 #
Apr 8, 2015 08:06:48 #
In my backyard feeders I often see both nuthatches and chickadees and I always have trouble telling them apart.
One big difference between them is that the nuthatches are more acrobatic, often hanging upside down; in contrast, the chickadees tend to like to perch on top of a horizontal twig or peg. The way the bird is hanging from the hole by one toe make me think nuthatch - as does the long tail and the lack of black coloring below the neck.
The beak is only barely visible but it looks to me like a chickadee's beak. However, on balance I'd say these are pictures of nuthatches.
One big difference between them is that the nuthatches are more acrobatic, often hanging upside down; in contrast, the chickadees tend to like to perch on top of a horizontal twig or peg. The way the bird is hanging from the hole by one toe make me think nuthatch - as does the long tail and the lack of black coloring below the neck.
The beak is only barely visible but it looks to me like a chickadee's beak. However, on balance I'd say these are pictures of nuthatches.
Apr 8, 2015 09:28:02 #
Apr 8, 2015 09:35:19 #
the coloring is wrong, to much black in the head and bill is not curved as is a nut hatch
Apr 8, 2015 09:56:36 #
donald johnson wrote:
the coloring is wrong, to much black in the head and bill is not curved as is a nut hatch
Perhaps my eyes are not good enough but I can't really see the bill in those images well enough to judge much.
Looking at various pictures I did discover a fairly reliable feature to distinguish the two breeds and that is whether you can see the eye easily. This seems to be peculiar to the nuthatch (although the red-breasted nuthatch is an exception to that rule).
Apr 8, 2015 10:21:02 #
You're lucky to get a good shot. These little darlings don't stay still for a second! nice going! We need more chickies!! :mrgreen: (they are my favorite bird!)
Apr 8, 2015 10:44:25 #
This is a black cap chickadee
please change the tin roof to wood !!
the tin will heat the inside of the house so much
that any young that hatch out will die if the sun
is on it for very long.
Darrell G.
please change the tin roof to wood !!
the tin will heat the inside of the house so much
that any young that hatch out will die if the sun
is on it for very long.
Darrell G.
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