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Birders

Curmudgeoness

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1. Yes, they are beautiful and innocent looking.

Reply to adirondacker (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 06:51 PM

Mar 2014

I don't blame the chickadees for being in a tizzy. I was unaware that they ate small birds. I have seen them with lizards, grasshoppers, and other larger insects, and have heard that they will take a mouse if they can. But not a chickadee! They don't look big enough to take a bird, do they?

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I just identified a Northern Shrike for the first time. It's been hanging out near my [View all] adirondacker Mar 2014 OP

Yes, they are beautiful and innocent looking. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #1

There were a few chickadee feathers near the feeder last week. I haven't seen the adirondacker Mar 2014 #2

Cool! Scary little birds. I would love to see one. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #3