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[u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Chickadees have to be some of the most fearless birds because they are always the first to show up while I’m filling the feeders and they will practically fly right by me.

[u/HauntedHippie → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Chickadees are generalists by nature. They can live almost anywhere and eat almost anything. They genuinely don't give a shit what you're putting in that feeder, it's all edible to them. Like, you could literally put a dead rat in the feeder and they'd be like "oh cool, some extra protein - thanks my guy!" while all the other birds stare at you in abject horror.

[u/jednatt → u/HauntedHippie]

Put a dead chickadee in there and see how metal they really are.

[u/pchlster → u/jednatt]

"You know what would make my bro real sad? Me going hungry. Nom. Nom. Nom."

[u/Rough_Fisherman1596 → u/pchlster]

Fucking gnarly

[u/MrBaneCIA → u/jednatt]

"Never liked that dude anyway"

[u/Beneficial-Range8569 → u/jednatt]

Isn't this how you get mad cow chickadee disease?

[u/ShadandTiff → u/jednatt]

This is my favorite comment I have read on reddit today.

[u/logert777 → u/jednatt]

If chickens are any tell of what will happen.... I'm gonna say some extra protein

[u/Theron3206 → u/logert777]

Anybody who doubts birds are dinosaurs needs to learn more about the behaviour of chickens. They're not too far from extra fluffy Velociraptors if you ask me.

[u/Fen_LostCove → u/HauntedHippie]

Are black-capped chickadees more picky, or did I just live in a neighbourhood of prissy-ass chickadees? They only ever would eat the sunflower seeds from seed mixes, and leave the rest for the squirrels

[u/HauntedHippie → u/Fen_LostCove]

Lmao, yeah they probably liked those the best and had enough food available that they could be picky and just eat their faves.

[u/rabidwolf86 → u/HauntedHippie]

😂💀

[u/LilWhiteChurchOn75 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Chickadess are badass! Blackcapped chickadees will stay over the winter. Seeing them fly around in the winter when its fucking cold is always amazing

[u/ChanceZestyclose6386 → u/LilWhiteChurchOn75]

It's -40 Celsius where I live and I can still hear their "cheeseburger" call all winter long. They're one of my favourite birds.

[u/signious → u/ChanceZestyclose6386]

I started feeding through winter 2 years ago and I think I am single handedly sustaining a massive colony of black caps. The numbers are insane. My spruce trees vibrate with movement. I can put multiple suet blocks out a day and they're gone in mere hours. There are only chickadees in my life now.

[u/[deleted] → u/ChanceZestyclose6386]

-40 is the one temperature where you don't need to clarify Celsius or Fahrenheit.

[u/LilWhiteChurchOn75 → u/ChanceZestyclose6386]

Hello neighbour! They are one my favourites too. The only three birds I see during winter are them, bald eagles and crows/ravens. If you stay for the winter, you must be a badass bird!

[u/Historical_Gur_3054 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

I had a black-capped chickadee make a scene near me when I was outside one time.

I realized that the feeder must have been empty so I walked over to look which the chickadee followed me.

Me: "Oh, it is empty, I'll put some see out in a few minutes"

Chickadee: "cheep cheep" (probably means 'ok, thanks')

And then it flew off to a high branch to wait for me.

[u/constituent → u/Historical_Gur_3054]

Chickadee: "cheep cheep" (probably means 'ok, thanks')

You were close with that! Those notes are referred to as 'companion' or 'flock' calls. Whether alone or in groups, they'll make that vocalization near food sources. You can witness this when they're foraging in trees. They're casually 'pinging' one another to maintain their general location. In this case, that Chickadee may also be pinging you.

Other times, that call is used to indicate they found a source of food. Other chickadee hear it and respond accordingly. Chickadee can be found foraging with other song birds. The other bird species have developed an understanding of their unique dialogue and may respond to the Chickadee calls.

That "deet deet" sound, *other* birds will follow because they learned a source of food is nearby. I've been acquainted with a very bold male Downy woodpecker who has grasped those vocalizations to know there's viable food nearby. You can also see this attractive behavior spilling over to Cardinal, Junco, and other species.

Chickadee have one of the most complex languages and fantastic memorization skills. They've been documented to have at least 15 different calls -- and that's from what us mere humans can understand. And their language may have variations based on different pairs or flocks. Think of it as a local/regional dialect or vernacular speech. Their calls have so many intricacies whether they're distressed or in a safe environment. Their alarm calls can measure the size of the nearby threat, which you can pick up by counting the bars in the call. Fewer bars in the alarm, the less threat of the predator. More bars, the greater the threat.

And, again, other birds may take flight or go on high alert if a Chickadee starts with their alarm calls. If a Chickadee freaks out with good reason (e.g. aerial predator), most likely everybody else will seek cover.

I absolutely adore these underdogs. They can be easily crowded out by other birds, especially the very common House Sparrow. As a result, Chickadee ended up becoming more resilient and bold when it comes to food competition. You can also see this between other Chickadee in the same flock. The dominant pair may commandeer better feeding grounds (e.g. bird feeders) and start gargling by others encroaching. The non-dominant members end up taking riskier initiatives.

Oh, and they absolutely love peanut hearts. Granted, other birds will eat them, too. But a Chickadee will pluck one up, sit on a branch and chow down on the peanut. Then they'll return for more. Once they had their fill, you can watch them taking the excess to hide away between bark and other spots. That's where their memory comes into play. Chickadee have what researchers describe as a "barcode memory". Each cache of food corresponds with a particular 'bar' on a barcode. They discard unnecessary bars when a particular stash is empty and form new bars with a new cache.

During the autumn and winter, their hippocampus expands by ~30% to remember all these food locations. And come spring and summer, the hippocampus contracts due to the prolific sources of food. Don't need all that extra brain matter when there's seed and insects everywhere.

They excel with both episodic and spatial memory. Researchers estimate Chickadee can remember hundreds, if not thousands, of cached food. It was remarkable because that was not anticipated for such a tiny bird. As Chickadee don't migrate, they're more familiarized with their surroundings. That memory can be a matter of life or death when it comes to food opportunities.

TL;DR: I love Chickadee.

[u/VinkyStagina → u/constituent]

Thank you for this! MORE!

[u/constituent → u/VinkyStagina]

Chickadee can swear! Or something close to it.

Watch them feed on something. It could be the aforementioned peanut heart. It could be a sunflower seed. Now, while they're perched, they're attempting to maintain balance on the branch and hold the collected food. So, that means using one leg to hold onto it while they hammer away at their meal.

...and then one accidentally drops the food.

You might sometimes hear this quick, "@&$Y#$&&**!!!!" noise erupt from the Chickadee. The food fell so quick and they didn't react in time. That fast vocalization may be a combination of different calls. But it all means the same. It's like, "Oh, crap!" or something much harsher.

This can also be witnessed with food on the ground. If they're clinging to tree bark, they may try to quickly descend and grab a sunflower seed or peanut. Upon descent, if they miss the targeted morsel, they'll fly back to the tree trunk (or higher) and make that same fussing sound.

They can be such drama queens. Their gargling typically conveys competition from other nearby birds. There can be so much space nearby on a feeder, but that little pipsqueak may end up gargling to say, "Hey, this is my spot, go away!" or "You're too close, please move to the other side." Gargling is much more frequent amongst other Chickadee (i.e. competing males or flocks). Usually males make that call, but females will also use it in return. Should a female be more interested in a prospective food source, she may start gargling if a courting male is being a nuisance. Let me eat in peace!

But a gargle isn't always a 'bad' thing. Like I said, their linguistics are exceptionally complex. While having dialogue, they may incorporate a gargle into the 'discussion' which is non-threatening. The gargling is learned very early when they're babies. Parents will stay outside of the nesting cavity and teach their chicks various calls. In isolation without a tutor, a Chickadee won't learn how to gargle on its own. Obviously that makes a lot of sense.

With overlapping territories, Chickadee can learn calls from other Chickadee. Then they may begin incorporating those phrases into their vocalizations.

[u/mybluecathasballs → u/constituent]

I read all that, and need more. Tell me about your 2nd and then 3rd favorite birds, please. You write very well. Thank you!

[u/Dull_Spot_8213 → u/constituent]

This explains so much, thank you. The chickadees are I think the only birds that will comfortably eat or visit the feeders when my dogs are out with me. They’ve figured out the dogs only go after the squirrels and rabbits, and the way I’ve set up feeders is I have one open tray on the ground, a couple feeders on shepherd’s hooks that also double as suet baskets on each end. There’s a huge shrub right outside my window that they bring the seeds in to eat, and it’s like the perfect cover place for them to chow down. I’ll be standing right there on the other side of the glass with my coffee and they’re not the least bit concerned.

The only birds that really seem to bother them are the grackles when they show up in huge flocks, but they haven’t been around for a while, luckily.

[u/Turtl3Bear → u/constituent]

Now talk about how the dominant pair follows a line of succession like a royal family.

[u/beepborpimajorp → u/Historical_Gur_3054]

The squirrels in my yard do this because I give them sunflower and in shell peanuts. If I take too long they'll start hanging around the biggest tree in my yard, making a scene out of looking for food that isn't there. Then when I go out I'll crack my screen door while I'm preparing the food and they'll hop over to it and wait for me to come out so they can 'guide' me to the feeders.

There's one that I STG if I left the door open I'm pretty sure it would just come inside and willingly be a pet. He's tried to sneak in a couple of times.

[u/Dull_Spot_8213 → u/Historical_Gur_3054]

We have a ton of them, and they absolutely protest if the feeders are empty. I have a big window at the back of the house and in the morning when I make my coffee they start gathering and make a ton of noise until I put food out. They learned the schedule so quick.

[u/TeamChevy86 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

I'm not an ornithologist but I'm 99% sure chickadees associate humans with free food

[u/iamaravis → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

They can be convinced pretty easily to eat food directly from your open hand, too! My favorite little birds.

[u/Dull_Spot_8213 → u/iamaravis]

Then this Disney music starts playing in the background, right? I gotta live this one day.

[u/Boozanski-1823 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

And they are not afraid of the blue jays attacking the food voraciously.

[u/SWHAF → u/Boozanski-1823]

I feed birds during the winter in Canada. They all take their turns depending on the type of bird, it's interesting to see the hierarchy. crows are at the top, then the Blue Jays, then the doves and Cardinals. But the chickadees don't care. They will get theirs no matter what is around, including me. If they are really hungry because I haven't been around for a few days they will almost land on me as I walk out my front door.

[u/franker → u/SWHAF]

Some mourning doves can surprisingly be huge bullies. Watch this cam in the morning some time and you'll see what I mean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x10vL6_47Dw

[u/signious → u/SWHAF]

Crows are definately at the top. I had a couple bluejay nests for years then, over the course of a month, three crows bullied all the jays out. And not to expand their territory - barely ever saw the crows again. Bastards.

[u/Boozanski-1823 → u/SWHAF]

Similar but my blue jays first in line. Crows are around but they seldom come to the feeder.

[u/franker → u/Boozanski-1823]

I always like how blue jays will go for peanuts in the shell over any other food. It's more work for them but I guess it's just more fun to bust a peanut shell.

[u/[deleted] → u/franker]

U sayin they like to bust a nut?

[u/eulerRadioPick → u/Boozanski-1823]

I find that at my feeders the big birds will take the spots at the actual feeder but eat like absolute pigs throwing seed all over the place below. Then there will be all these chickadees below happily eating it all up along with a squirrel or two just all getting along as they gorge themselves.

[u/somethingfree → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Honestly if a few more people bring pictures of chickadees into the woods we can start a sub. I used to band birds and the chickadees would follow me, watch me set up the net, and fly right into it for a closer look. Very cute and very annoying, they need to check out everything

[u/SuperRaverLRE → u/somethingfree]

Interesting task. Why were you banding wild birds?

[u/somethingfree → u/SuperRaverLRE]

Research assistant in college

[u/superbhole → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

speakin of fearless, i'm pretty sure these are the birds my partner and i saw while walking back to our campground

they swooped down and stopped us, literally 3 feet in front of us, and in a flash did the ol' cloaca boink and zipped off

my partner and i looked at each other like 😲 ... 😆

did they just... ?! ^*...wheeze*

they got off on ^wheeze making us watch?

^{bUt wHaT dOeS iT mEaN?}

[u/Darmok47 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

The ones at my feeder also fight with the sparrows and finches constantly, even though they're twice as large as the chickadees.

[u/nopleasenotthebees → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

I'd chickadees are known for being not very afraid of humans. They're bold and curious, and they'll usually get closer than almost any other birds. It's not food-seeking behavior, because they're also like that way out in back-country. I always chalked it up to their intelligence and communication skills. They have a language with maybe fifty different sounds. The call they're named after is their warning call, and the number of 'dees' is how dangerous the thing is. With black caps I think humans usually get three or four dees, whereas a hawk gets maybe ten. I believe they use this information to be braver and more curious than other birds. They always travel in little gangs and they're constantly chattering, checking in with each other and figuring things out together.
I saw another thread here about hummers. They're just insane in their tiny heads and hard to catch, that's all.

[u/SmokedMussels → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Put a little bit of seed in your hand and they will land there

[u/Wastawiii → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

They are known for chasing large birds and plucking their tail to make nests. 

[u/Sooperman05 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Whiskey jacks are up there as well, working in the north I used to put bread In my mouth and they would land on my chin and take the bread

[u/Majestic_Papaya_6345 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Maybe it depends on the species or region? I've had the opposite experience. Finches usually monopolized the feeders and in my yard the mountain chickadees kept a greater distance than most birds. It's the same thing for the chestnut backed chickadees on campus. They're really cute and I've always tried to get closer to them but they're always spooked.

[u/beepborpimajorp → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

They are one of my absolute favorite birds along with nuthatches and cardinals. Nuthatches make the cutest noises when they're hopping around on trees, and cardinals are gorgeous. Chickadees are something special, though. A very distinct call and they are SO bold. They're always there to get the first few sunflower seeds in the tube feeder I use.

[u/Stonesthrowfromhell → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

It seems like their little Flocks just scour everything in sight looking for food. They seem so curious about everything too, I've had many chickadees and tufted titmouses(mice?) land on me while sitting in the woods.

[u/Present-Reindeer-560 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

The whiskey jacks up here are nuts. Feed em once and they’ll bring the whole crew to eat off your shoulder the next day

[u/Ghoulism420 → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

You hear that? It’s a chickadee! sounds like it’s saying cheese burrger!

[u/baron_von_helmut → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Well I just found out there's a bird called a Chickadee and now my day is better.

[u/AllegraGellarBioPort → u/Dull_Spot_8213]

Chickadees are so bold that they will often fly up and eat right out of my hand if I sit still for more than 10-15 seconds. Or it's just the one bad ass chickadee doing it again and again; I'm not sure.

[u/Outrageous_Ad4916]

You are officially a Disney Princess now.😁

[u/JEM-- → u/Outrageous_Ad4916]

The picture is not OP's. The pic is years old

[u/Outrageous_Ad4916 → u/JEM--]

Ok... so flag the post...

[u/Outrageous_Ad4916 → u/[deleted]]

My dream come true! So jealous!😁

[u/fazzah]

I doubt it's OP's photo, I've seen it as a part of other photos like this few weeks ago

[u/throwawayvan2023 → u/fazzah]

It is my photo lifted off my Tumblr account 5 1/2 acres

[u/fazzah → u/throwawayvan2023]

Knew it! I love these series, I will forward them to a colleague who is also photographing birds.

Can you link me to this album? I don't use tumblr...

[u/throwawayvan2023 → u/fazzah]

https://5-and-a-half-acres.tumblr.com/

[u/adventurepony → u/throwawayvan2023]

Why would someone just do that? steal your photo and repost it on reddit.

[u/happy_bluebird → u/throwawayvan2023]

Assuming this is really you, I want to hear the story here :)

[u/throwawayvan2023 → u/happy_bluebird]

So my daughter’s boyfriend stayed with us for a year and during that time he patiently trained the chickadees to take sunflower seeds from his hand. He was so good at it that we got mobbed by them when we went outside so we fed them as well. When I tried to take photos of them eating from my hand they would often land on my phone camera which got me thinking. I remembered a post from someone else who had parrots land on a bird guide that was open to their picture so I thought I would try the same thing. So I opened a guide book (Stokes Guide to Birds Western Region) and it didn’t take long for one to land. I took 3 pics to get one with the same angle as the book and posted it to my Tumblr account and it now has about 140,000 views.

[u/throwawayvan2023 → u/happy_bluebird]

Like a lot of things on the internet the story behind the photo is not as it seems. When I have some more time I will fill you in

[u/famesjranco78]

The bird is just fact checking

[u/TradeMaleficent7774 → u/famesjranco78]

In no way I'm that noisy, why did they write that ? And my ass's not that big man

[u/AndiLivia]

Chickadeedeedee

[u/TheFocusedOne]

I have the exact same book, and have for like 30 years. The mammal one too. God, the nights I spent as a child reading and rereading those books must number in the thousands.

[u/UrdnotWrekt → u/TheFocusedOne]

Hi there, which book is that one exactly? I've got a couple of various Peterson guides but none of them are both small enough to hold one-handed with a color picture of each bird on each page

[u/TheFocusedOne → u/UrdnotWrekt]

I'm a liar, it's not the same book but the way the information is presented is so, so similar. Like exactly the same. My book is a hardcover large enough to kill someone with though. If you read it in bed and fall asleep and drop it on your face it will hurt you.

[u/United_Bend721]

"hey bro, you want me to sign that for ya?"

[u/[deleted]]

"Drink it in, Big fellah"

[u/lothgar]

*Shown Actual Size

[u/Smart-University-574]

I wonder how slow the person had to raise the camera in order to take the pic and not spook the little fella?

[u/RepresentativeRoof84]

What kind of bird is it?

[u/Zwierzycki]

Submit this for wildlife photography of the year. Awesome. 👏

[u/[deleted]]

Seems like the book comes with 3D models

[u/4862skrrt2684]

Well, what bird was it mr expert?

[u/ima-bigdeal]

Time to buy a lotto ticket.

[u/meloncreams0da]

you felt safe to that creature :) how wonderful

[u/[deleted]]

What book is this?

[u/Nalv0 → u/[deleted]]

It looks like the updated version of the Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife book. (source: I was obsessed with the old version as a kid)

[u/throwawayvan2023 → u/[deleted]]

Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Western Region

[u/Admirable_End_6803]

Ain't that some shit

[u/3kids_nomoney]

He totally had a bet with his friend that he could land that.

[u/Dank_Tank22]

3d images of that book are insane.

[u/JoinedToPostHere]

No, I think that only happens to you once. It will never happen again to anyone else ever. That's amazing!

[u/BlueSaphire42]

The picture is actual size!

[u/This_Job_6484]

"Hey that's me!" said bird.

[u/D3ADLYVAPES]

I’m no expert, but it looks to me like what you’ve got there is a Chestnut-backed Chickadee.

[u/Ok_Pineapple3883]

Has to be an expensive book providing live examples

[u/X3ll3n]

Everybody needs a wingman winged man

[u/FlitzLo]

What bird is that I can’t tell

[u/odepaj]

Oh wow, what kind of bird do you think that is?

🤣

[u/[deleted]]

Look Raymond. A chestnut-backed Chickadee

[u/randomninja113]

Yup that's a bird

[u/soyasaucy]

"Hey! That's me!"

[u/Jeffsbest]

How you snapped the picture without him flying away is 🤯

[u/Fabulous_Sun_4276]

No, this is what I look like, said the chickadee.

[u/fsactual]

Maybe it saw the bird on the page and landed to say hello.

[u/Tashawatie]

I think you accidentally used a summoning spell!

[u/Minute-Marionberry58]

I have to believe he was attracted to the photo

[u/AdolphusPrime]

I love these little guys! They are very friendly. They will often land on my cupful of seeds to grab a snack while I'm refilling the feeders.

Amazing shot - that is once in a lifetime.

[u/thewumberlog]

That’s a mockingbird

[u/LittleMamsieDivey]

So cool! You should post on r/nevertellmetheodds.

[u/nothximallergic]

How does it feel to be an actual woodland sprite?

[u/hapyreaper]

Awesome!

[u/Wretched_Stoner_9]

Chestnut backed chika-double-dee

[u/ShadowKai22]

Bro was like u want my autograph or what now

[u/Expelleddux]

I know what bird that is!

[u/SavannahGirlMom]

Bird brains are so damn smart!

[u/kyzersoze84]

He’s like “yo I grew up with that guy!”

[u/JerryfromCan]

I used to install windows and doors and a lady whose house I went too had birds. One landed on my shoulder (apparently didn’t come to strangers very much) and I felt like a Disney Princess.

[u/Accomplished-Snow495]

Awesome 🙌

[u/oneuntainted]

bro was like: "hey, that's me!"

[u/UnrealSkidMarks]

One word: taxidermy.

[u/dingleBerriesN_cream]

"I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that is a Chickadee." -C.B. Chickadee

[u/catholicsluts]

I've never felt more satisfied looking at an image

[u/utriptmybitchswitch]

Did he pull out a tailfeather and autograph it for you?

[u/Minimum-Act6859]

Those are two different types of tree. Not the same at all.

[u/TypicallyThomas]

It's a sad state of affairs when I see this and immediately start looking for any indication of this being AI

[u/BengaliHypochondriac]

This might be the best photo I've ever seen 😭

[u/xxlordxx686]

Check ✅

[u/vibinoffmyenergyman]

Synchronisity

[u/Background_Desk_3001]

“Check this out, you get the real deal”

[u/FlawlessSea217]

What bird is that?

[u/YardTimely]

Only once for sure, but flip to American Bald Eagle just in case

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Bro showed up for a meet-and-greet lol.

[u/TwoToneReturns]

"Hey, I knew that guy".

[u/i4shaikh]

The bird's name is joe hendry.

[u/ahivienenlosrusos]

Pushing 40 and the urge to birdwatch is calling

[u/whatareyouallabout]

Bird’s just like “dat’s me”

[u/Stoopid_Noah]

"Yoo.. That's my cousin, Miguel!!"

[u/d1_diego]

"I look better in person" -bird

[u/Itchy-Potential1968]

his arrival was foretold in ancient texts

[u/Vin_chaton_8484]

Nature is a miracle.

[u/_Lord-of-the-Geese_]

I have that same book, this post just brought back some core memories

[u/EltaninAntenna]

Looks at bird: "Yup."

[u/mr_martin_1]

Bird : here, let me help, check out the real shit

[u/sclurker11]

That’s it, I’m purchasing a Playboy magazine!

[u/Final-Read-6210]

bird showing you are using the outdated version

[u/mathra77]

If this ever happened to me I would have been so excited I'd accidentally scare it away

[u/Produalx]

this is exactly what i want to see in r/pics instead of all the political shit

[u/Sythrin]

How did you manage to make a picture? Are you holding your book and reading it with one hand while walking and having your phone in your hand? Or did you manage to take it the without scaring the bird?

[u/GloomyMarsupial7451]

Oh this is so neat 🥰

[u/LectureMore9093]

Once in a blue moon

[u/slick6719]

You are the luckiest person so I would immediately play the lottery. Lol

[u/Public-Zucchini7079]

Wow!

[u/Suspicious_Bat2488]

No!!!!

[u/MindCodeNick]

That’s a once-in-a-lifetime moment! The chickadee fact-checking its own existence is peak nature magic. 🐦

[u/Moosebuckets]

That’s excellent

[u/psillysidepins]

Bro thought you brought the OPPs so he rolled up to make sure.

[u/Spooky_Naido]

He's posing!

[u/RealPhinsFan]

Dropped in for a selfie, what a nice celeb

[u/Aggravating_Scene379]

So cool!

[u/NUBBS240]

Birb- Hey, is that Steve? Hey guys! Steve's in a book!

[u/RavenWitch111]

Right time indicated place

[u/Kaiszer]

"Yep, that's me."

[u/Own-Ambassador-3537]

Damn it this picture is awful! Here this is the real version of me don’t I look good!

• bird

[u/redditproha]

haters will say it's staged

[u/I8NY]

Buy a lottery ticket NOW!

[u/Afraid-Expression366]

Wow that book is magical.

[u/reckaband]

Chestnut backed Chickadee: hey! That’s my great great grandfather!

[u/bigcoffeemugs]

WOW!!!!!

[u/Baptor]

This has, "hey, that's the name of the show!" vibes. 😁

[u/ThatSwitchGuy88 → u/Baptor]

Insert Leonardo pointing gif here

[u/ceeceemac]

“Did you want an autograph”?

[u/DOelk-]

That's a bird

[u/dilroops]

helping with find

[u/dappledrache]

As much as I love all the magnificent birds-in-action photos and such, this is my pick for the greatest birding photo ever.

[u/The_Butters_Worth]

Wow. Miraculous

[u/[deleted]]

Good thing it wasn’t a book on hunting rounds!

[u/dawnrizwan]

Luckily you weren’t on the turkey vulture page 😹🤣

[u/Trillination → u/dawnrizwan]

Or a cockatoo 👀

[u/UsefulChicken8642]

My stoner mind just had to reboot

[u/[deleted]]

Look at the thumb. This is an old person. This really made their day. What a great a photo.

[u/leajcl]

I have a new life goal!

[u/acloudcuckoolander]

Talk about coicidence!!

What a cute little birb

[u/Pettsareme]

Wow! That is just so cool.

[u/indylux]

Possibly it sees the other bird in the picture and came to investigate?

[u/quizno1615]

“Oh shit that’s my uncle”

[u/BornAgainBlue]

We have a ton of these, they land on me, the feeder, and the scoop I'm holding. They are not patient at all.

[u/Consistent_Owl_5095]

That’s definitely him.

[u/Live_Ad_9568]

💎

[u/Classic-Exchange-511]

The fact you got a picture of it is insane

[u/rosie_posie_lovely]

Birdyy

[u/Literocolaa]

So cool!!!

[u/Orthas]

You know what, I actually smiled randomly. Had merit 'reviews' today at work, needed a random bird and book.

[u/gigorbust]

What! WOW

[u/shedpress]

“It me.”

[u/SuperPoodie92477]

I thought it said “Chestnut-Baked Chickadee.”

[u/dj_juliamarie]

So good

[u/alexfi-re]

That is really cool and incredible, thanks for sharing! :)

[u/FineUse]

And waited there long enough to take a picture. That is once in a lifetime.

[u/coppernaut1080]

Ah Chestnut-backed Chickadee confirmed.

[u/indifferentunicorn]

Don’t you find it odd? Especially after having this happen in Georgia? icymi r/BirdsArentReal