Black-capped Chickadee, Kennebunk Bridle Path, Kennebunk ME

We have Black-capped Chickadees at our back deck feeders every day, but still any encounter with them “in the wild” is always a special treat. I was attempting to photograph a Racket-tailed Emerald in a little pool in the marsh beside the Kennebunk Bridle Path when I caught motion at the corner of my eye and turned to find this chickadee sitting on a post, apparently trying to figure out what I was doing. I had time to zoom out to full zoom and get off a burst of shots, from which this portrait is selected. I like the pose of the bird, so intensely alive, the texture of the old broken fence post with their lichen, and the gentle bokeh of the marsh grasses behind.

Nikon P900 at 2000mm equivalent field of view. 1/400th @ ISO 140 @ f7.1. Processed in Lightroom.