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Chick a dee-dee-dee

From Hinterland Who's Who:

This bird

-can remember where it hid food for at least 28 days after putting it in its hiding place

-drops its body temperature at night by 10 to 12°C below daytime body temperature, to conserve energy

-depletes much of its energy by feeding nestlings from six to 14 times an hour

-has a very established hierarchy, or “pecking order”

www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=29

 

To hear the calls:

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-capped_Chickadee/sounds

 

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Uploaded on February 22, 2011
Taken on February 20, 2011