Lee's Photoblog
Silly Chickadee
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 5 May 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
It's Silly Tuesday.
Here we go again. For a whole week I've been looking for the clear scaled icicle fish. I must have missed them this year. The ice is just about off the lake, if I don't find one soon I'll have to wait till next year. They also migrate north for the summer.
However, all is not lost. As you can see I did find the not so rare upside down chickadee. Not only do they feed upside down, they fly on their backs. I know this may be hard to believe, but they do. You'll just have to trust me on this one.
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The Big Guy from Regina, Canada
Lee, what are you putting in your bird bath?? Looks like this poor thing is having a hang under!!!
Well done...
5 May 2009 5:12am
@The Big Guy: Thank you very much.
@Didier DE ZAN: Thank you.
mats from Texas, United States
And I have to watch this upside down too. Good for this one, he's young, but me, I'm hurting my back doing it already. :-)
5 May 2009 5:40am
@mats: Sorry Mats, I had the people down under in mind for this shot. They have been watching upside down on my site since I statred posting.
@Lylou & Roland: Thank you.
@Zing: Thank you
Craig@Random Ramblings from United Kingdom
It's true, one day whilst standing on my head I saw some go past the window, I believe you!! :)
5 May 2009 6:35am
@Craig@Random Ramblings: Thanks Craig. I sense some disbelief in your tone. Great sense of humour though. Have a good one.
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
My Little Chickadee (1940) is a Universal comedy/western motion picture starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, with Joseph Calleia. Doubt whether you remember that but it reminded me of the title of the film
5 May 2009 6:54am
@P J W Miller: I actually do remember the movie quite well. I watched it as a kid. Thank you for the comment.
@Veronique: Thank you
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
LOL oh Lee, it's so nice when you're silly...love the bird, and the fairytale ;)
5 May 2009 7:04am
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Hehehehe hahahaha very clever Lee:-) Your imagination is out of this world!!! Thank you for being a Silly Billy!!!
5 May 2009 7:22am
@Linerberry: Thanks Liners, just having a little fun.
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Ha ha funny! Love the story to go with this fantastic image! Happy Silly Tuesday!
5 May 2009 7:26am
@Magda: Thank you. Have a great day.
Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
Hehehee. Maybe it is fallaing down as in the song: "London bridge is falling down".
5 May 2009 8:17am
@Hidalgo: Thank you
Sarah from Suisse, Switzerland
I came here prepared today! :-) Happy Silly Tuesday!
5 May 2009 8:30am
@Sarah: Thanks Sarah. Happy Silly Tuesday to you also, and welcome to the group.
Baby Sis from Canada
Ha ha good silly Tuesday...sometimes I feel this way (upsidedown). Happy searching for the icicle fish.
5 May 2009 9:29am
@Baby Sis: Thanks Shelley. I don'y think I'll find any this season.
@kisskool: Thank you.
@Veronelle: Thank you.
Kathe from Marquette, Michigan, United States
Yay...my favorite bird!
It's true - they DO fly upside down. I saw one do it just yesterday. ;^)
5 May 2009 11:31am
@Kathe: Thanks Kathe. I think the is some disbelievers among us.
@Sarito: Thank you
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
But just so that we keep things in perspective, they sleep on their tummies :) Nicely captured!
5 May 2009 12:02pm
@dobbino: You now have me wondering. I have never witnessed a Chickadee sleeping. Hmmmmmm. A new quest. Thank you for the comment.
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
What a clever bird to do all that upside down. Good shot! ;o)
5 May 2009 12:07pm
@MrsAmber: Thank you Mrs A.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Trying to get the balance....this is a cute shot :)
5 May 2009 12:36pm
@bluechameleon: Thanks Sharon.
@Eleftheria: Thank you.
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Many Thanks Wolfgang.
@Mariana: Thank you
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
They also do bird gymnastics in the bird Olympics each year. This one is going for the gold.
5 May 2009 2:03pm
@B. Thomas: Thank you Barbara. I think you are right, going for gold.
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
Wow ...superb shot ! Upside-down !!
5 May 2009 2:42pm
@Marie-Hélène Ammor: Thank you very much.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
A perfectly wonderful shot for silly tuesday......even if everything he does is upside down, that's still pretty silly to us!!!
5 May 2009 2:43pm
@Susan: Thank you Susan.
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Bravo! And such exquisite detail for ST!
5 May 2009 3:03pm
@john4jack: Thank you Jack.
@Heather: Thank you. Believe it or not, this was shot straight on at eye level.
@Ana Lúcia: Thank you
LauraS from Chico, United States
Oh, nicely done, Lee. You find the strangest phenomenon up there!
5 May 2009 5:16pm
@LauraS: Thank you. I only seem to find wierd silly things on Tuesdays. Hmmmm.
@lydia: Thank you very much.
@JanW: Thank you. Anything is possible on Silly Tuesday. I'm just disappointed my memory card was full when it flew, or I could show you the shot. Oh well next time.
@Calusarus: Thank you.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
well done big smile on my face this am Have to agree with Laura you have the strangest things in Canada hehehehe
5 May 2009 7:15pm
@jamesy: Thank you Debbie. What can you expect from a country that's under snow and ice for half the year.
@eva: Thank you very much.
Brett from McAllen, United States
Wow. These birds are a rare breed indeed. Flying backwards, hmmm, that sounds like it might be a southern hemisphere bird that is migrating north for the summer.
5 May 2009 8:06pm
@Brett: You know I never thought of that. Thanks Brett, I'll check that out. Great Silly Tuesday shot today.
shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway
no trusting unless you can produce a shot of them flying upside down
5 May 2009 9:05pm
@shallowregret: That's a challenge. I make no promises, We'll see what time holds. Oh ye of little faith.
Vinman from Essex, United Kingdom
Bet they have to wear sunglasses if they're looking upward all the time. Maybe next week you'll have a shot of one wearing Aviators (ouch!).
5 May 2009 9:10pm
@Vinman: Did you not notice? He has UV protective shaded grey toner contact lenses in place just for that reason. The sun is bright and harmful. Thyank you for your comments.
Kathe from Marquette, Michigan, United States
They're not called black-capped chickadees for nothin'. Because they fly upside-down, they tend to bang their little heads into things so often that they are permanently bruised.
Right, Lee?
5 May 2009 11:06pm
@Kathe: That is probably how they got their name. You could be right.
@Viewfinder: Thank you. That they are for sure.
vu@granby Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada
I believe you that they fly on their backs but i will be happy to see a photo of this!
6 May 2009 12:49am
@vu@granby Gilles Martineau: Well Gilles, you join a number of disbelievers above. I do think I'll see about re-formatting my memory card, and see what I can do about that. No promises.
@Vachel: Thank you very much.
@Sandrine: Thank you Sandrine.
Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia
cool, i like how you can see the texture of feathers
7 May 2009 2:45pm
@Linda: Thank you Linda
Nomad Flavor from Somewhere, United States
Hahahahaha...Silly bird. Great capture!
7 May 2009 9:05pm
@Nomad Flavor: Thank you.
