08/01/2025
Chickadees are so hard to capture. This was one shot of hundreds. They’re fast. Constantly moving, shifting. Even their stillness is temporary. You blink and they’re gone. I’ve spent many quiet moments watching them, hoping one might pause long enough for the shutter to click. And it finally happened! I’m so grateful to have captured this beauty’s soul and personality. It goes to show that with patience and presence, good things will come. Take a step back and open your eyes to the wonders of this world. Sometimes the smallest beings can teach you the most important lessons 💚
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[SUBJECT]
🪶 Black Capped Chickadee
🧬 Poecile atricapillus
✏️ Unlike most, these tiny 0.5 ounce birds stick around for the freezing cold Canadian winters. They are able to enter a state of controlled hypothermia at night during these cold months, lowering their body temperature to conserve energy!
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[GEAR]
📷 & 🔭: Body and lens are Canon - photo taken at 250mm
⚙️ Shutter Speed: 1/1000 ISO: 1600 f6.3
💻 edited in: Lightroom []
✋ handheld photo
©️ The Crafty Lens - Katelyn Malmstrom
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“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
- Matthew 6:26
A reminder to trust during the hard moments 🩷
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