How tough are your Chickadees and Sparrows?

Mine can tolerate -24 below zero farienheit, with a windchill factor between 40 and 50 below zero!

Black Capped Chickadee with one foot tucked in close to his body, and feathers nicely puffed out to help him to stay warm.

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Very nice shots SJC. I hope ours don't have to find out if they can survive in that kind of cold.

Lol interesting idea Sandy, my chickadee's don't even get puffed up at those balmy temps lol

greenjeans wrote in post #17381219
Very nice shots SJC. I hope ours don't have to find out if they can survive in that kind of cold.

Thank you! Poor little buggers have to endure it again tonight. It's already -21F as I type this...burrrrr!

Pondrader wrote in post #17381222
Lol interesting idea Sandy, my chickadee's don't even get puffed up at those balmy temps lol

No doubt Jeff! I enjoy my down jacket too!

All very nice images Sandy, you are doing so well on the Chickadees. The Sparrow on the dog fence and the re- bar are not showing the best judgement for those temps
Well to answer your question, I know my Chickadees are that tough but I haven't seen any tree sparrows. I know on Monday I saw a lot of birds perching on one leg and many of them sat to eat, also fluffed up all they could. For a couple days it was hard to get a good shot of the Cardinals because the wind had them ruffed up so bad.
The good news, at least for my area,temps going up, going to be mid 40's by the weekend, the Chickadees will be sweating.

Do I dare say, some very nice clear, Crisp images Sandy. Well done. Now that's some cold weather to be out in, be it bird or photographer.

Those are great set Sandy. They seem to love this weather and I enjoy having them around.

I'd stack my chickadees up against yours any day, Sandy! LOL Truly, though, isn't it amazing the temperatures these little guys can tolerate? Great shots, all around.

Well captured shots Sandy.

Awesome shots Sandy!!

Very nice Sandy.

Grizz1 wrote in post #17381320
All very nice images Sandy, you are doing so well on the Chickadees. The Sparrow on the dog fence and the re- bar are not showing the best judgement for those temps
Well to answer your question, I know my Chickadees are that tough but I haven't seen any tree sparrows. I know on Monday I saw a lot of birds perching on one leg and many of them sat to eat, also fluffed up all they could. For a couple days it was hard to get a good shot of the Cardinals because the wind had them ruffed up so bad.
The good news, at least for my area,temps going up, going to be mid 40's by the weekend, the Chickadees will be sweating.

Thanks Steve. Good call on the rebar. My husband made me a couple of double Shepherd Hooks to hang plants and feeders. The birds love sitting on them year round. Did you notice the snow blowing sideways in the first two shots?

KT29 wrote in post #17381404
Do I dare say, some very nice clear, Crisp images Sandy. Well done. Now that's some cold weather to be out in, be it bird or photographer.

Thanks Terry. I went outside to get the first two shots, the others are through the window!

budcam wrote in post #17381587
Those are great set Sandy. They seem to love this weather and I enjoy having them around.

Thanks Dan. I think I can deal with the cold better than I can the heat and humidity of the summer. With that being said, I'm glad I have a wood furnace!

CDMOOSE wrote in post #17381756
I'd stack my chickadees up against yours any day, Sandy! LOL Truly, though, isn't it amazing the temperatures these little guys can tolerate? Great shots, all around.

Thanks Al! It is amazing the colder it is, the more active they are. Plus why sit on metal, when you have plenty of branches right there!

2n10 wrote in post #17381934
Well captured shots Sandy.

Thanks John!

MacA488 wrote in post #17382124
Awesome shots Sandy!!

Thanks Mark!

Peter2516 wrote in post #17382383
Very nice Sandy.

Thank you Peter!

I really appreciate you all taking the time to comment.

Beautiful shots Sandy!!!

Sandy, a well captured IQ series. #1, 3, 4 and the last are standout images.

What a fine series, Sandy! I like them all, but I LOVE your first shot.