A group of Black Capped Chickadees has moved into the neighborhood. I was entertained by watching these birds at my feeders for several hours late Saturday afternoon. I had some opportunities to make clicks that I think truly show off this birds beauty. I hope you agree ;-).

I think the above image would be a great image except for one thing. Its too centered in the frame. You can probably tell I was having trouble keeping the branch lined up in a way that the fall colors made for a nice background. But alas, it caused me to leave my subject centered in the frame and made what could have been a great shot, based on the light, into just a good image.

I always try to avoid “butt” shots. No one likes those. But I had to photograph the back of this bird. Look at how intricate and delicate the feather patterns are.

I really like the gesture in this bird, right before it was about to call.

Images captured with Nikon D700 w/600mm f/4 and Tce 1.4-II on Lexar Digital Film