Wednesday, October 8, 2008

A saucy note

"When piped a tiny voice hard by,

Gay and polite, a cheerful cry,

Chic-chic-a-dee-dee! saucy note

Out of sound heart and merry throat."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson



8 comments:

hillgrandmom said...

He looks cute(the word that comes to mind).

Wall-to-wall books said...

Awww, absolutely beautiful. The chick-a-dee takes the prize for me!

Leedra said...

Outstanding photo of one of the top favorite birds. The eyes sparkle.

Texas Travelers said...

Great photo.

Thanks for the visit,
Troy and Martha

PS: Where in Alaska do you plan to go, and how to get there?

kjpweb said...

Wow - the Nuthatch is way cool - and of course Chickadees are always cute! Alaska, ey? I envy you!
Cheers, Klaus

Peggy said...

As always, you find a great shot of a chickadee! And whats this about Alaska? Wow, how cool for you!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Shelly: Thanks for this one, I see the Black on the throat and it is beautiful.

Eve said...

Well, that is just too sweet!!
Thanks Shelley!!