I had heard that someone had been feeding chickadees on the trail and that chickadees would come to your hand. I took some sunflower seeds in my pocket just in case. The first chickadees we found became very excited when we showed up. So I reached in my pocket for seeds and right away I had a chickadee in my hand. I had seeds in my left hand and my camera in my right hand. I'll have to get better with this technique as heads and tails were chopped off in most of my shots.
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| Caught in the act! |
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| Estelle with a visitor |
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| A good example of the brush, spruce and aspen in the area |
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| This old guy looks pretty excited |
I would say that trip was 100% successful!
ReplyDeleteWe had a good time. One lady was coming back with her grandkids.
DeleteWhat fun! Our Chickadees are not the hand feeding type...but they sure do chirp at me when the feeders are empty:)
ReplyDeleteThese aren't handfeeding types either. somebody has spent time with them. If somebody was patient enough yours would hand feed too.
DeleteI would be pretty excited to have a chickadee feed out of my hand. Great fun Red. Loved the photos.
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty neat to have them land on you.
DeleteSomething I've never achieved.
ReplyDeleteI didn't train them. Somebody else did.
DeleteI would love to have a chickadee feeding from my hand. I often take seed with me, but have yet to have anything land on me other than biting insects...
ReplyDeleteIt must take lots of patience to train them. These come to you before you know it.
DeleteThat is amazing they sit on your hand, I remember from my visit to Canada they did so. Here they are not that easy.
ReplyDeleteSome of these birds learn very quickly that they can get a free hand out.
DeleteI would become a reguar here, lots of fun feeding those birds.
ReplyDeleteThere are two places in town where this happens.
DeleteI had a jay eating out of my hand back on a couple of hikes years ago. I never had chickadees get that tame with me, though. It would be a real treat to have my favorite little chickadee do it. :-)
ReplyDeleteGray jays will land on your sandwich if you're not watching.
DeleteSo exciting! How nice of that first hiker to get the birds all trained for you!
ReplyDeleteIt's for sure I wouldn't have the patience to train these little guys.
DeleteA wild bird perched on your hand -- what could be more thrilling! I've held them at banding stations to release them and I never fail to marvel at how light and delicate they are.
ReplyDeleteYou can hardly feel these little guys.
DeleteHow joyful! We took a walk along a trail, too. I never thought of taking seed, though.
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DeleteSomebody else trained these birds to beg.
That is cool I would love to have a bird land on my hand. I think the next time we walk a trail I am going to have some seeds on hand.
ReplyDeleteYes try it. If you're patient you might be rewarded.
DeleteHow exciting that they'd eat right out of your hand.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to have them flutter around.
DeleteWhat a fun way to spend time! We have similar areas to walk through here and the chickadees will land on your hand if offered seeds. They are such adorable, friendly and quirky little birds!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how they learn to beg for seeds.
DeleteI've never seen a Chickadees, they look to be such pretty little birds. It must feel quite special to have one eat from your hand.
ReplyDeleteChickadees are related to the titmouse.
DeleteA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't resist that one!
DeleteHow exciting! Love the pictures.
ReplyDeletetotally sweet! i've never had a bird eat out of my hand. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Red, Sure enjoyed this post. Well, I've seen people with birds feeding out of their hands but never had the experience myself. Pretty neat. I got a kick out of Yorkshire Pudding's comment. : ) By the way, in the side bar --> you have a picture of Spencer Street in 2008. How is it looking this year? About the same?
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the most magical moments I could imagine.
ReplyDeleteI love Chickadees Red and how wonderful that you had them eating out of your hand. I've never experienced a bird eating out of my hand. Only a giraffe.
ReplyDeleteHow neat. An experience I would love to have someday...:)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I love, love, love feeding chickadees by hand!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is just so cool! What a lot of fun! Lucky you! I love the coloring on chickadees.
ReplyDeleteOh wow Red what an exciting day. My hubby used to do that also and got such gratification having those birds land on his hand. My younger son when he cut the lawn. He used to get the Monarch Butterflies on his t.shirt. At least four. We laughed so hard. We now think it was his white t. shirt that attracted them. He said definitely not Mom. They like me. I am one of a kind. We laughed again. Why did I the camera gal not think back then to take pictures. He was like 13 back then.
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