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Published: 2012-01-30 00:52:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 413; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 11
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Description ..met up with two chickadees in the inglewood bird sanctuary here in Calgary.
I think there were only two, cause they appeared now and then together. It's also possible they travel in teams, reconnaissance teams? Checking out passers-by for food?

I'd never really seen chickadees and I was honestly tickled by their energy and speed; like fleeting thoughts they came and went and circled and dashed over and under me. I was constantly moving about looking up and down trying to catch them by camera. I caught maybe 5 good shots out of dozens as they giddied about..
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Comments: 20

seda-baykara [2012-02-21 23:56:36 +0000 UTC]

the birds are such a perfect art! you see and catch it so good. thanks for sharing these with people...

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contemporaryhart In reply to seda-baykara [2012-02-21 23:59:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much...it's very encouraging to me to hear such kind comments..

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gee231205 [2012-02-03 11:02:36 +0000 UTC]

Great focus on the little bird, you can really see the details of the fluffy looking belly and the details of the wings. Also the background colour really suits it.

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contemporaryhart In reply to gee231205 [2012-02-05 02:39:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!.. I was so glad that I got one really good shot...cause the chickadees aren't ones to sit around and twiddle their feathers!..lol..

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tayWoJo [2012-01-31 17:59:46 +0000 UTC]

SO. CUTE. i love their fluffiness!!

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contemporaryhart In reply to tayWoJo [2012-02-01 00:02:33 +0000 UTC]

ya, they're amazing!..

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sgt-slaughter [2012-01-31 04:48:21 +0000 UTC]

I believe we may have taken pictures of the same birds lol. I frequently go to Inglewood and have a few pics of these guys in my gallery too. I love photographing them, they are very friendly and happy to land on you. Today when I was there one landed in the hood of my camera!

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contemporaryhart In reply to sgt-slaughter [2012-01-31 05:29:03 +0000 UTC]

Right on!.. Ya, that was my first time there...and it was cool how friendly they were, even w/o food to offer!.. I'll definitely check out your gallery..

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Dorkmaster [2012-01-30 02:48:21 +0000 UTC]

D'aww...!! I love the songbirds!!

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contemporaryhart In reply to Dorkmaster [2012-01-30 03:10:14 +0000 UTC]

ya, they're quite cute!..

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Blind-Magpie [2012-01-30 00:53:24 +0000 UTC]

what a fluffball! over in WA, we have so many of em, there just neat arent they!

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contemporaryhart In reply to Blind-Magpie [2012-01-30 00:58:57 +0000 UTC]

Ya, they were great! I wasn't one step into the official sanctuary grounds and they kinda just greeted me!..

A volunteer there mimicked their song too, quite well actually! I've heard them many times, but never seen them...great little guys!..

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Blind-Magpie In reply to contemporaryhart [2012-01-30 01:02:04 +0000 UTC]

theres alot of different types too! and some that look like em, but there not. i used to think juncos were chickadees XD

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contemporaryhart In reply to Blind-Magpie [2012-01-30 01:06:53 +0000 UTC]

i've just begun getting acquainted with birds and such.....it's amazing how many there are!. I'm looking forward to more birding..

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Blind-Magpie In reply to contemporaryhart [2012-01-30 01:07:56 +0000 UTC]

we used to have 2 zebra finches, then they had babies!

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contemporaryhart In reply to Blind-Magpie [2012-01-30 01:16:50 +0000 UTC]

that sounds exciting...what have you done with the new ones?

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Blind-Magpie In reply to contemporaryhart [2012-01-30 01:19:38 +0000 UTC]

there was four, one of them died, the other 3 were male, and we gave them to my aunt, who recently could no longer care for them, so they were given to my friend acouple streets away from my house

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contemporaryhart In reply to Blind-Magpie [2012-01-30 01:24:58 +0000 UTC]

wow! that's interesting that they were mostly male. I used to have doves and if both of the newborn didn't survive the parents would abandon the other! .....At least someone took in the others down the street from you..

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Blind-Magpie In reply to contemporaryhart [2012-01-30 01:51:16 +0000 UTC]

yup, she didnt know that they were ours at first XD

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contemporaryhart In reply to Blind-Magpie [2012-01-30 01:58:12 +0000 UTC]

haha..

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