Ok - so the question of whether the Greater White-fronted Geese (see the next post down) would be back has been answered as I've seen them both yesterday and today (and have a few more photos baking as I type this). But for now, I'm going to bounce back to some photos I took before I saw the geese.

This chickadee was shot at Jennings Environmental Center during a short hike Anya and I took last week for my birthday. I felt the B&W conversion helped to draw out some more of the detail (mouseover the image for the color version).

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 400mm, 1/120 sec at f/8. ISO 800. IS Mode 1. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw, B&W conversion in Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Despite mentioning that I should get back to some other forms of photography, I have a stack of bird photos to share, so stop back for more soon!

- Bill