This is not a picture of a Chickadee

... "Chickadees are easy to photograph and are always an ideal place to start with bird photography".

Someone told me this once.

This is neither a pretty picture or something I would normally share. Out of the fifty billion pictures I took of the six or so chickadees hanging out by the Maintenance yard this after noon, this was the one that sucked the least.

I should have taken more time. I should have studied the birds more. I should have brought a mono-pod. (I should really look at buying a mono-pod)

Truth is I shouldn't expect greatness, or even okayness right away. It is not going to take me 10,000 hours to make a photo of a bird I'd be proud of, but it will certainly take more than a couple-a-few hours...

This is not a picture of a Chickadee; it is a challenge to slow down and make good art.

#afternoon #sunday #winter #snow #january #chickadee #personal-challenge