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23-APR-2015 Hank Vander Velde

20150423 019 SERIES - Chickadee.jpg

Ottawa West

Four images of a "Wanna-be" Woodpecker, aka a Chickadee.

Top image: Digging deep to construct the nest cavity.


Retrieving a beak full of wood chips.


A quick look in the direction of the clicking cameras.


Spitting out the wood chips to be dispersed by the wind.

REPEATED AS NECESSARY - until the cavity/nest is completed.

See also yesterday's posting of a Pileated Woodpecker similarly hard at work. http://www.pbase.com/hankvv/image/159937985)


Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/1000s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Range View 09-May-2015 03:57
A fantastic series to see this little bird hard at work. Great series Hank! V
Barbara
Guest 08-May-2015 22:50
Great shots! For all the food they get they should do some work ;)
Lieve Snellings08-May-2015 02:20
great series Hank !
Ann Pettigrew07-May-2015 01:56
Neat series, a Hank! We shot a pileated in Florida that was spitting out wood chips just like this chickadee. Fund to catch the action!
Ton T.06-May-2015 17:25
Wow fascinating images! V++
Dave Hawkins05-May-2015 11:49
Great series of spring time fun. Delightful shots
Claude Gagnon04-May-2015 23:40
Working hard this Chickadee...great series Hank :))
Doug Griffith04-May-2015 23:02
Another great behavioural serial of our local avifauna, Hank.
jychamberland04-May-2015 22:26
nice find serie Hank!
Chris Spracklen04-May-2015 21:30
Terrific sequence of shots, Hank.
waterfalls man04-May-2015 21:14
Beautiful V!!
Jim Coffman04-May-2015 20:27
A very fine series,as always,Hank!
hayl04-May-2015 19:44
Wonderful to get this small bird as well as the large woodpecker doing the same construction.
Colin Storey04-May-2015 19:12
Great series Hank.
Jim Stephens04-May-2015 18:40
Terrific find! Well done. V.
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