Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

OrderPasseriformes

FamilyParidae

HabitatMountain conifer forests

SeasonResident of far West Texas mountains only

LocationDog Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, Culberson County, Texas

Size5.25 in

DietInsects, seeds, and conifer seeds

ConservationLeast Concern

CameraNikon Z9Lens800mmAperturef/8Shutter1/800ISO560

This Mountain Chickadee posed just long enough at Dog Canyon.

About the Mountain Chickadee

The white-browed chickadee of western mountains; in Texas it is confined to the high conifers of the Guadalupe and Davis ranges.

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