Black-capped Chickadee - Robert Young
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Location

**HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARK
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 38.7576451, -77.0984124
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

See attached uncropped photos, Compared to adjacent Carolina Chicadee, extensive white cheek patch, bullnecked appearance, more greenish nape apparent in photographs, flanks brighter buff, outer two tertials dark with crisp white edging, greater coverts with thick white edging, secondaries showing thin edging Overall bird was very bright and contrasting compared to Carolinas.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
ISO
160
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
5184 pixels x 3456 pixels
Original file size
4.95 MB