My Little Chickadee

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted February 25, 2018195 views5 comments

At least that's the species the peanut feeder was supposed to attract (and it does so quite well). This young deer appears to be the ringleader of a group of five at raiding my bird feeders. I've pretty much conceded that they're going to get their share. When I was in my blind yesterday taking these pictures I'd tell them to go away and leave something for the birds, but I had to growl before they'd leave and they wouldn't stay away very long. This one was always the first to return.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 175 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick, f/8, 1/5000, iso 2500 (a mistake-not sure how I adjusted it without realizing it), aperture priority, pattern metering -2/3 EV (set for real Chickadees). Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped from the sides and some canvas added on the top. Taken yesterday at 8:35 am.

Comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on February 25, 2018 at 3:10 PM

Aww, he is just too cute, Dennis! Hey, he has to eat too! Very nice detail in the fir, and great post processing (I never would have known that you had added any canvas at the top. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 26, 2018 at 2:30 PM

Very nice chickadee photo, must be a first! Hair instead of feathers, 4 legs, no wings, and look at those ears! Neat photo thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on February 26, 2018 at 3:56 PM

Dennis, very nice. I do see a clip in his ear, wonder if he was caught at one time. The detail in the fur is very nice. His fur color and tree are almost exact.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 5, 2018 at 11:03 AM

Dennis: the light and the pose are excellent and I really like seeing the detail in the deer's hair. The lone seed falling to the ground tells the story. Richard

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on March 18, 2018 at 5:41 PM

Cool shot Dennis. I like the composition in the cropping works for me. Nice focus on the deer. Very nice work! Ry

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