Midwest USA. December 2025.

Olympus E-M1+ Oly 75mm-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II @ 252, f/8, 1/80s, ISO-640.

Did I find an IRL shiny? Is this leucism? It’s rare that I see a chickadee with white feathers in its cap.

  • Doubleohdonut@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Amazing! I’m still waiting to capture a “perfect” chickadee pic be ause of how fast they move. This took patience, I can tell. Wtg friend!

    • Tempus Fugit@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Thank you. These chickadees are quite used to humans being present. These were taken near a public bird feeder. It’s pretty cool, there are probably 20-30 around at most times and they’ll buzz just a few inches from my head and you can feel their wing flaps. They’ll get within a few inches of me and check me out. they’re quite smart for a tiny bird.

      Here are some bonus shots I couldn’t upload earlier.