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Chickadee Family in Gourd
2008.07.11
The father chickadee has just finished feeding the babies.
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The father chickadee has just finished feeding the babies.
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The mother waits patiently with a safflower seed
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The mother waits patiently with a safflower seed
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and then dives in head first to take her turn.
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and then dives in head first to take her turn.
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Then it is her turn to come out, get another seed and look around while she waits her feeding turn.
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Then it is her turn to come out, get another seed and look around while she waits her feeding turn.
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She waits and waits since the father has returned. While she waits, she has a chance to appreciate all of the nature around her.
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She waits and waits since the father has returned. While she waits, she has a chance to appreciate all of the nature around her.
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A moth emerges from its chrysalis, unfolds its wings and waits for them to dry before flying away.
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A moth emerges from its chrysalis, unfolds its wings and waits for them to dry before flying away.
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A mother raccoon shows one of her babies how to reach up and get the rest of the suet out of the bird feeder.
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A mother raccoon shows one of her babies how to reach up and get the rest of the suet out of the bird feeder.
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A caroline wren watches the chickadee family.
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A caroline wren watches the chickadee family.
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A destructive squirrel pulls the sedum out of the pond landscape and eats a little of it and leaves the rest of the torn off pieces for someone else.
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A destructive squirrel pulls the sedum out of the pond landscape and eats a little of it and leaves the rest of the torn off pieces for someone else.
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He emerges and the cycle begins again.
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He emerges and the cycle begins again.
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The red gourd was swinging back and forth slightly even though there was no breeze. The eggs had hatched! The chickadee parents were taking turns delivering food to the babies. There was only room for one parent in the gourd at a time, so while one was feeding, the other, with food in beak, would watch the surroundings while waiting.
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Comments
Oh, cool set! The chickadees are adorable, but I love the raccoons!
Janet! These are terrific! The last shot is so cool, with the wings spread and blurred like that. You captured quite a moment with the raccoons there -- mom flaunting her swollen teats! And the birth from the chrysalis is magical. Such gorgeous detail!
