Chickadee textures – Monochrome Madness Week 49

I somehow missed a few weeks of Monochrome Madness but maybe I can get my brain cleared enough to keep up with future challenges now that we’re getting closer to spring. You can check out this week’s whole diverse collection at Leanne Cole’s blog, click here.

This little black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus) perched on the weathered wood that was the branch of a long-dead tree right beside me while I set up for an owl shot earlier in the winter. I shot this image against a plain pale grey sky that conveniently disappeared when I exposed the image for the chickadee, allowing the wood and feather textures to easily take center stage.