Daily Archives: March 9, 2026

Spider hunting?

Black-capped Chickadee: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, March 2026 — I suspect that this chickadee is hunting spiders in the bark of this tree, brought to the surface by the warmth of the sun even on a cold early March day when there is not much other food around. I love the intensity of the focus. This bird has one thing on its mind and only one. So much so that it was paying little attention to the man with the camera. Puts me in my place, doesn’t it 🙂 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 300mm, cropped to about 800mm equivalent field of view. Program with birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.