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A Chickadee on a bitterly cold day

A Chickadee on a bitterly cold day

it was a very cold day in Wisconsin, Americas Mid West was experiencing a hard freeze with the polar vortex and temperatures were negative 25 F. It was warmer i...
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it was a very cold day in Wisconsin, Americas Mid West was experiencing a hard freeze with the polar vortex and temperatures were negative 25 F. It was warmer in Antartica that day. I went out to photograph birds and this little Chickadee sat still for a brief moment allowing me to get a few shots of him.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 100 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 5000/10

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

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Feb, 2019

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