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Lindsay Hartley's avatar

Lovely. Such a special connection and your photos are beautiful. I need to upgrade my camera so I can get some flight shots like those! May I ask what camera you use? I have hand tamed chickadees, nuthatches, towhees, and juncos and am planning on writing a memoir about my adventures and relationships with them all over the years (I did write an article when I started hand feeding them, two decades ago.... I should resurrect it and share on Substack).

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Neil Barker's avatar

I love to do this on my hikes - especially during colder weather. It's interesting too how other bird species will follow the Black-capped Chickadees and join in. I usually see and handfeed White-breasted Nuthatches and Downy Woodpeckers. The Northern Cardinals are a little shy though and will stay back in the hedges. I like to makes sure the cardinals get some as well and will throw some seeds around on stumps and on the trail.

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