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Copyright: Claude Ouellet (tiklod) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 74 N: 883] (3367)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-17 13:53
Viewed: 630
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE - Poecile atricapillus

Calls
The vocalizations of the Black-capped chickadees are highly complex (Ficken et al., 1978). 13 distinct types of vocalizations have been classified, many of which are complex and can communicate different types of information. Chickadees' complex vocalizations are likely an evolutionary adaptation to their habitat: they live and feed in dense vegetation, and even when the flock is close together, individual birds tend to be out of each others' visual range.


Black-capped Chickadee, Iona Beach Regional ParkThe song of the Black-capped is a simple, clear whistle of two notes, identical in rhythm, the first roughly a whole-step below the second. This is distinguished from the Carolina chickadee's four-note call fee-bee fee-bay; the lower notes are nearly identical but the higher fee notes are omitted, making the Black-capped song like bee bay.

The males only sing the song when in relative isolation from other chickadees (including their mates). In late summer, some young birds will sing only a single note. Both sexes sometimes make a faint version of the song, and this appears to be used when feeding young.

The most familiar call is the familiar chick-a-dee-dee-dee which gave this bird its name. This simple-sounding call is astonishingly complex. It has been observed to consist of up to four distinct units which can be arranged in different patterns to communicate information about threats from predators and coordination of group movement. Recent study of the call shows that the number of dees indicates the level of threat from nearby predators. An analysis of over 5,000 alarm calls from chickadees, it was found that alarm calls triggered by small, dangerous raptors had a shorter interval between chick and dee and tended to have extra dees, usually averaging four instead of two. In one case, a warning call about a pygmy owl, a prime threat to chickadees, contained 23 dees (Templeton et al., 2005). The Carolina Chickadee makes a similar call which is faster and higher-pitched.

There are a number of other calls and sounds that these Chickadees make, such as a gargle noise which is usually used by males to indicate a threat of attacking another male, often when feeding. This call is also used in sexual contexts. This noise is among the most complex of the calls, containing 2-9 of 14 distinct notes in one population that was studied.

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Claude
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Hola Claude.
Estupenda captura.
Magníficos detalles y nota.
Hasta pronto, JL.

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 566 W: 0 N: 1388] (4593)
  • [2007-11-17 14:01]

Bonjour Claude, encore une fois, quelle photo réussie. Il est si difficile de photographier un oiseau et les mésanges ne sont pas les plus faciles. Je le sais, j'essaie régulièrement en vain! Merci pour celle-ci, pour la netteté et la beauté des couleurs et de la lumière.

Claude,

Great job,
I really like what you done here with this bird,
Outstanding job,
Love the colors,

fototab

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1048 W: 1 N: 4156] (13964)
  • [2007-11-17 14:38]

Hello Claude,
Excellent composition, with great details and colors. Thanks for sharing this lovely capture with us.
Rick

Hi Claude,

Lovely compo with SUPERB sharpness and fine details
great colours and lighting

TFS Thijs

Hi Claude
Lovely light used, sharp and detailed, wonderful image.
Kathleen

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6928)
  • [2007-11-17 18:30]

Bonjour Claude.
Belle presntation.L'image est nette avec de beau détails.J'aime également l'arriere plan ainsi que la lumiere dans l'oei.Belle pause du sujet.
Merci Michel

salut Claude

tout d'abord je dois dire que dans TN il y a plusieurs
maîtres photographes animalier et toi tu es parmi de cela

quelle belle photo que tu as fait, et quand je regarde ta caméra
je pense que ton Panasonic n'est pas une reflexe mais plus tôt
un bridge (comme ils disent en France)
(ici en Amérique du Nord SLR-Like)
et de photo en photo tu nous présente de superbe
composition et ce sans une reflex, BRAVO

venons à ta photo, quelle superbe image,
superbe pose de l'oiseau, grande luminosité sur le sujet
et à l'avant-plan, excellent background et détails
du plumage du sujet, bref une autre de tes très belles
compositions photographiques, TFS

Asbed

hello claude,
lovely shot, you have managed exposure well here, the dark bg makes the bird bold in the composition, nice pov, sharp image with good details of the plumage, good lighting, beautiful framing,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2007-11-18 1:10]

Hi Claude. You have use the light so well in this shot of the Chickadee. It gives a warm natural colous. your sharp focusing gives fine detail. with a nice POV. well done tFS. good notes too.
Nick..

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-11-18 2:47]

Hi Claude, this is a wonderful composition bathed in great light. Detail and sharpness on the Chickadee is very good. The dark background adds a warm mood to the scen. Great catchlight on the eye. Colours well saturated. Great shot all round.
tfs
debz

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1002 W: 6 N: 2700] (10017)
  • [2007-11-18 2:50]

Belissima..tu as une tres bonne idee' pour utiliser la lumiere,tes photo son tres parfaites et riche d'atmosphere,bonne journee' Luciano

Salut Claude,
Jolie petite mésange sur un magnifique background, la photo a toutes les qualités techniques auquelles tu nous a habitué, c'est une nouvelle fois une composition admirable, bravo
amitiés,
Pat

Bonjour Claude,
superbe composition avec cette mésange à tête noire, lumière parfaite ainsi que les couleurs et la netteté dans le plumage
très bien fait
amicalement
Jean-Michel

bonjour claude
félicitations pour cete jolie mésange, différentes des miennes mais tres belle
parfaite composition, belles couleurs nettes et bg super
bien a toi et merci
edith

A delightful shot of my favorite small bird. The brown colourings are in a very complex array as if you had the perfects pallet of range of browns and all clearly distinguishable one from another.
Bob

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 51 N: 552] (2695)
  • [2007-11-18 6:14]

Salut Claude,
Magnifique petite mésange! Belle limière naturelle qui fait bien ressortir les couleurs du plumage. Excellente composition , beau bg flou.
Beau travail.
Lise

Bonjour claude,
very beautiful captured of this Chickadee!
good exposure and focus with a good dark bg that makes the bird so outstanding in clarity, vivid colour and details
very well done and thanks for the notes
Merci
Tony

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2041 W: 6 N: 2025] (13275)
  • [2007-11-18 15:16]

Hola Claude,
preciosa captura y magnífico pov y color,
buen trabajo y foco...
saludos

Bonsoir Claude,
Une belle photo de cette petite Mésange, superbe prise de vue et jolies couleurs, belle nettetée et détails , difficile à photographier elle bouge constamment, excellent cliché..Bravo..
Michel

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2843)
  • [2007-11-18 19:41]

Bonjour Claude,

Très jolie photo que tu nous présentes. De belles couleurs, netteté dans le plumage et excellente capture de l'oeil. Félicitations!

Lise

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
  • [2007-11-19 0:31]

Hello Claude,
You captured this Black-capped Chickadee in beautiful light, the sharpness, pose, POV, composition and bokeh Bg adding quality to make this a fine post.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-11-19 1:20]

Hi Claude,
Just marking this post wonderful post from you and will come back with a proper critique later.
Regards.
Sumon

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1173 W: 0 N: 1968] (8357)
  • [2007-11-19 2:02]

Bonjour Claude,
Très fine et subtile ton image. Le chikadee est tout à fait adorable et bien photographié- L'arrière-plan reprend les couleurs de l'oiseau ce qui rend l'image très harmonieuse. Bien vu.
Bonne journée
Anne

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2007-11-19 5:08]

Bonjour Claude, superbe composition de cette mésange sur le vieux tronc. Belle lumière, bons contrastes et excellent piqué. Merci.

Mario

Magnifique cette petite mésange avec une belle lumière et de beaux détails.
Bravo
Marie

Bonsoir Claude,

Une belle image de ce mésange à tête noire, la photo a une bonne composition, netteté et de jolies couleurs. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

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