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Published: 2012-03-21 00:35:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 731; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 0
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Description A Black-capped Chickadee excavating a cavity for nesting.

Binghamton University Nature Preserve
Vestal, New York
Canon 7D / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM


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Comments: 3

Kacper59 [2012-04-13 08:24:38 +0000 UTC]

Really nice, by isn't it ready cavity?

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mydigitalmind In reply to Kacper59 [2012-04-14 01:24:22 +0000 UTC]

They will either use an abandoned Downy Woodpecker cavity or excavate their own in dead trees. This one was fairly low and the tree was knocked over just above the cavity 0 I have a feeling that it was not an already-abandoned cavity due to it's not-to-ideal location.

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Kacper59 In reply to mydigitalmind [2012-04-17 07:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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