A Carolina Chickadee captured hanging by a thread while eating the fruit of a loblolly pine.
Country United States
State Delaware
Location Cape Henlopen State Park
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Feeding in the Wild
- Created Timestamp10/19/2026 13:05:58
- CameraCanon EOS R6 Mark III
- Aperture6.3
- CreditSteve Shaffer
- Copyright2026 Steve Shaffer
- Focal Length600
- Iso6400
- Shutter Speed1/640


Sweet! Love this image!
Thanks Paul! Took image on day of announced B&W Photo Contest by Mike and my wife ruled out my B&W rendering b/c she thought pine cone was too distracting. Nonetheless thought was a fun capture of one of our local birds doing it’s thing!