Black-capped Chickadee - Dr. Dude Photography

Black-capped Chickadee perched on a dead tree. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Sax-Zim Bog, Cotton, MN, January 17, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.*

This page is for the Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). I kept hearing these birds or see them fly by at mach 2, so I was happy when my first one sat still long enough to get a shot (Chicago 2023). Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to adjust the settings on my camera to get a better exposed second shot. However, I was able to get a good shot almost two years later in northern Minnesota.

Black-capped Chickadee on a tree branch in the very bright sunlight. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Chicago, IL April 12, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Black-capped Chickadee perched deep in a bush. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Grand Marais, MN, January 19, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-20,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Black-capped Chickadee perched on a small branch deep in a tree. The bird appears to be scratching its belly with its beak. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Sax-Zim Bog, Cotton, MN, January 20, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-20,000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.*

Black-capped Chickadee perched on a small branch. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Fontenelle Forest, Omaha, NE March 13, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/11; 1/250 sec.*

Black-capped Chickadee perched on a small tree branch. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Minnesota Valley NWR, Bloomington, MN, February 8, 2026**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 8000; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Black-capped Chickadee perched on a tree limb. — **Black-capped Chickadee, Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, MN, February 9, 2026**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 12,800; f/10; 1/640 sec., +1 exposure bias*