<< Previous Next >>

Boreal Chickadee


Boreal Chickadee
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Belanger (EOSF1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400 F4-5.6 L IS USM, ISO 200, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1 x
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Pentaxfriend's favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-22 12:59
Viewed: 705
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Again, another shot of my little friend, the Boreal Chickadee (Poecile Hudsonica, 13-14 cm) taken in the boreal forrest of Montmorency.

A brown-capped chickadee of the northern boreal forest, the Boreal Chickadee is one of the few birds living completely within that biome in Canada and bits of the United States.
Description
Small, short-billed bird.
Brownish cap.
Black bib.
White cheeks.
Rufous flanks.
Brown back.
Size: 12-14 cm (5-6 in)
Weight: 7-12 g (0.25-0.42 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes look alike.
Sound
Calls a scratchy "chick-a-dee-dee." Lacks a whistled song.
Conservation Status
Populations appear stable throughout most of range, but species is difficult to monitor.
Other Names
Mésange à tête brune, Mésange du Canada (French)
Paro canadiense, Paro boreal (Spanish)
Cool Facts
Like most chickadees, the Boreal Chickadee hides food regularly. Such storage is probably vital for winter survival in the harsh boreal environment. An analysis of the items a Boreal Chickadee cached found that the only seeds stored were those of spruce trees. Most of the stashed items were insect larvae

nglen, writerscrawlz, eqshannon, angela926, CeltickRanger, Hil, kmr13777, brouble, Evelynn, Pentaxfriend, gerbilratz, Proframe, Royaldevon, NinaM, Luis52, SelenE, wuta, pierrefonds has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
None
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

  • Great 
  • tasos Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 13 W: 0 N: 18] (191)
  • [2008-03-22 13:02]

Hi Mario,
Excellent shot!
Very nice sharpness and feather details. Great bird too!
TFS
Tasos

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5960] (22528)
  • [2008-03-22 13:04]

Hi mario. It looks like you still have some snow around.. I just love the brown cap and red rump he has. you have captured it with such fine detail and natural colours. he is looking for some food. well done tFS .
Nick..
You have a good weekend

Lovely composition and stunning shot! I love the sharpness of this subject, the texturized feeling of his feathers - and they make wonderful subjects!

Hello Mario,
Good Boreal Chickadee portrait.
TFS
Annick

Hello Mario
If ever there was a picture that hard sharp details but showed the softness of this lovely Boreal Chickadee then this is it..The bg..soft colours...The pose..This one is printable work..and it should be!!
Thanks for sharing this one.
All the Best
Paul

There it is....very nice Mario...You're welcome!
Bob

Hello Mario,
Grat capture, superb sharpness and depth of feild, very good composition and pov, beautiful colors and light, such an adorable ltlle bird.
Angela

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2008-03-22 14:24]

Hi Mario,

And another beauty! Love the pose with the head down and the tail down. Wonderful colors and beautiful details.

Jane

Excellent capture of this adorable bird with an equally cute pose. Fine details of soft feathers and color of bg is perfect against him.

salut Mario

comme d'habitude, très belle photo avec une jolie pose de l'oiseau
et un beau décor qu'est cette branche et la neige,
un excellent POV et cadrage, belles netteté et détails du plumage,

TFS, Joyeuses Pâque

Asbed

Mario,
This little Chickadee is just so cute and lovely. Excellent shot with great detail, great composition and beautiful expression and natural colors. Very enjoyable.
Way

  • Great 
  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 13 N: 1442] (4951)
  • [2008-03-22 15:35]

Hi Mario

Wonderful capture of the cute little Chickadee, nicely composed with a great POV and I love the pose with the bird staring downwards, the feather detail is suberb and very nice colours and lighting too.

Hil

  • Great 
  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 1 N: 124] (2104)
  • [2008-03-22 16:29]

Salut Mario,
Très belle photo avec une belle posture de l'oiseau.
Cet oiseau assez rare dans notre région, je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le photographier.
Félicitation,
Roger

Hi Mario,
Excellent shot with great detailing. Very nice colors and OOF BG.

Great Composition.

TFS
Kirti

Incredible detail on the feathers and a really nice pose.

Another nice one! I like the pose and all the detail against the out of focus background. The neutral frame color really makes him look almost three dimensional.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Hi Mario,

SUPERB shot of your "Little friend"
Beautiful composition and colors
PERFECT sharp details
Lovely POV, DOF and pose

TFS Thijs

L'excellent projectile, les dispositifs d'amende et les détails de la plume est vraiment étonnant. Le contact d'oeil marqué font cette image attrayante amost. Le travail très gentil superbe de POV et de DOF... et les grandes notes considère h

Hi Mario,

Great shot of this lovely small bird.
Most wonderful pose, details in the feathers and color tones.
Perfect composition, sharpness and exposure.
Excellent work. TFS!!!

Best regards and I do wish you and yours a Happy Easter.

Harry

Bonjour,

Juste les points,
Mariki

Hi Mario, lovely bird with fine details and splendid sharpness, perfect focus with great blurry BG, very well done, Happy Easter, ciao Silvio

  • Great 
  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1107 W: 6 N: 3063] (11326)
  • [2008-03-23 3:07]

Salut Mario,tres belle position de prise,excellent couleurs et details,une autre oeuvre d'art,merci de partager et Happy Easter,Luciano

Hello Mario,
Another excellent photo. This Boreal Chickadee with its brown cap is marvelous. Very good sharpness and details. Beautiful clear and natural colours. Nice pose.
Regards,
Peter

Mario, this is just delightful!
He looks to be bowing to you for all your attention!

Lovely sharp image with excellent details of his feathers; they are so textured! A lovely glint in his eye!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
Many thanks for your warm comments on 'The royal blackbird'.

very nice sharpness and great detail.beautiful colors!

  • Great 
  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 0 N: 1623] (5300)
  • [2008-03-23 19:46]

Bonjour Mario, je pense que les petites têtes brunes sont mes favorites. Et tes photos sont si belles! Merci!

Francine

  • Great 
  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2888] (10447)
  • [2008-03-23 20:23]

Hola Mario.
Great and fine image of this little bird. Just beautiful photo Mario. You show Your talent in each post My friend. Thanks for Let me see it.
Luis52.

  • Great 
  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2426 W: 63 N: 4002] (12926)
  • [2008-03-24 0:33]

Hi Mario,
Very nice capture of this cute little fellow. I liked the pose you captured and the color tones. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

  • Great 
  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2585 W: 170 N: 7879] (24911)
  • [2008-03-24 1:11]

Hello Mario,
Terrific capture of this gorgeous little bird. Technically perfect and I love its pose and its colours. Lovely composition too!
Many thanks, Ulla

  • Great 
  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 884 W: 2 N: 617] (2072)
  • [2008-03-24 11:00]

Hello Mario , Exelent shot again and lovely bird ,great compositie sharpnes colours bg and framing very beautifull tfs ,Greetings Teunie .

Bonsoir Mariuo,

Ce mésange à tête brune sur le tronc attire notre regard. Il semble perdu dans ses pensées. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails et les couleurs du plumage de l'oiseau. Le sujet est bien cadré. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF