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Mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
The Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird in the tit family Paridae.  Adults have a black cap joining a black stripe behind the eyes and distinctive white eyebrows. Their backs and flanks are gray with gray underparts.  They have a short black bill and a black bib.  The mountain chickadee inhabitants the mountainous regions of the western United States, ranging from the southern Yukon to California and the Rocky Mountain States.  They are monogamous and produce 1 to 2 broods per year.  The young stay in the nest for 21 days and are fed by both parents.  During the summer and breeding season their primary diet is insects.  Conifer and other seeds are part of the diet throughout the year.  The call of the mountain chickadee is a noisy chick-adee-dee-dee.  This chickadee was photographed while perching on a branch near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
An immature Mountain Chickadee perched on the end of a dead branch with a nice bokeh in the background.
A Carolina Chickadee perched on a pine twig.
Mountain chickadee in Colorado
Black Capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) perched on branch with green forest background. Looking over shoulder.
(Poecile gambeli) This unfledged Mountain Chickadee had left its nest and was walking amongst the underbrush on limbs.  Mountain Chickadees can be distinguished from Black-capped Chickadees by the white supercilium (line over eye).  These songbirds eat seeds and insects.
Black-capped in winter in the boreal forest.
Black-Capped Chickadee or Willow tit (Poecile montanus), single bird on branch, bokeh background
The Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird in the tit family Paridae.  Adults have a black cap joining a black stripe behind the eyes and distinctive white eyebrows. Their backs and flanks are gray with gray underparts.  They have a short black bill and a black bib.  The mountain chickadee inhabitants the mountainous regions of the western United States, ranging from the southern Yukon to California and the Rocky Mountain States.  They are monogamous and produce 1 to 2 broods per year.  The young stay in the nest for 21 days and are fed by both parents.  During the summer and breeding season their primary diet is insects.  Conifer and other seeds are part of the diet throughout the year.  The call of the mountain chickadee is a noisy chick-adee-dee-dee.  This chickadee was photographed while perching on a branch near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
A Mountain Chickadee atop a pine tree.
Mountain Chickadee
A Mountain Chickadee perches for a brief moment in Wyoming.
Mésange perchée un morceau de bois.
A Mountain Chickadee with Avian Keratin Disorder
The Black-capped Chickadee is a small, non-migratory bird that is found throughout Ontario, Canada. It is known for its distinctive black cap and bib, white cheeks, and gray back and wings. Chickadees are found in a variety of habitats, including forests, parks, and suburban areas.
Black-capped Chickadee collecting grubs for chicks
The Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird in the tit family Paridae.  Adults have a black cap joining a black stripe behind the eyes and distinctive white eyebrows. Their backs and flanks are gray with gray underparts.  They have a short black bill and a black bib.  The mountain chickadee inhabitants the mountainous regions of the western United States, ranging from the southern Yukon to California and the Rocky Mountain States.  They are monogamous and produce 1 to 2 broods per year.  The young stay in the nest for 21 days and are fed by both parents.  During the summer and breeding season their primary diet is insects.  Conifer and other seeds are part of the diet throughout the year.  The call of the mountain chickadee is a noisy chick-adee-dee-dee.  This chickadee was photographed while perching on a branch near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
A mountain chickadee bird in its natural habitat
Black-capped chickadee perching proudly on evergreen branch in the Connecticut countryside. Though it readily comes to feeders, this intelligent little bird is a tough customer, the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts.
Rufus Whistler on dead eucalyptus tree in the Northern Country
Mountain Chickadee - Oregon.
A chickadee perched on a branch
perched on branch in winter. Snow background. Bridilles.
Mountain Chickadee
The Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) is a small songbird in the tit family Paridae.  Adults have a black cap joining a black stripe behind the eyes and distinctive white eyebrows. Their backs and flanks are gray with gray underparts.  They have a short black bill and a black bib.  The mountain chickadee inhabitants the mountainous regions of the western United States, ranging from the southern Yukon to California and the Rocky Mountain States.  They are monogamous and produce 1 to 2 broods per year.  The young stay in the nest for 21 days and are fed by both parents.  During the summer and breeding season their primary diet is insects.  Conifer and other seeds are part of the diet throughout the year.  The call of the mountain chickadee is a noisy chick-adee-dee-dee.  This chickadee was photographed while perching on a branch near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
This very adorable Black Throated Sparrow is perched upon a cactus for safety. Most of us would not think of a cactus as a safety area, but for these birds it keeps them safe from predators such as snakes. These photos were taken in the Arizona desert.
Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) on evergreen twig (a white spruce) in winter, ultra close, with copy space
A small mountain chickadee is perched on a branch in a pine tree at Farragut State Park in north Idaho.
A Black throated sparrow perches on a shrub in the Chihuahua Desert, part of the Davis Mountains State Park in West Texas.
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