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Black-capped Chickadee, Kennebunk Bridle Path, Kennebunk ME<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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

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