Carolina Chickadee

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This little Chickadee is sitting on tow of one of my feeders. They rarely seem to compete, but wait until the feeder is free from other birds, except maybe a Titmouse. "In winter, the Carolina Chickadee’s diet is about half plant, half animal. The rest of the year about 80–90 percent of their diet is animal (mostly insects and spiders). Carolina Chickadees glean insects from foliage and tree bark, often hanging upside down to do so. They hold seeds and insects in their feet, wedged against the branch they’re perched on, to peck into them. They readily use bird feeders." --Cornell Lab of Ornithology