Hand-feeding ADORABLE, WILD Chickadees

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Join us as we head to a park on the edge of Lake Michigan in an attempt to hand-feed some Black-capped Chickadees. This park is known for having tame Chickadees and many people come to feed them by hand. They are not a species of concern and feeding them is not bringing them to a more dangerous location.
Although hand-feeding birds is an amazing experience, always consider the safety of the birds (and yourself) if attempting to feed birds by hand, and consider the possible consequences. And of course, wash your hands :)
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More information on the ethics of feeding birds: www.audubon.or...
All photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
#Birding #BirdWatching #Chickadees

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4 окт 2024

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@LesleytheBirdNerd 3 года назад

Aww man, I enjoyed this video a lot. And awesome about Ryan getting the White-breasted nuthatch on his hand near the end. Cool video

@YvonneSebastian1980 3 года назад

Hello Lesley.. how ya doin.. fancy seeing you here...Just goes to prove birds of a feather fly together... ☮️

@LesleytheBirdNerd 3 года назад

@@YvonneSebastian1980 They sure do :)

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks, Lesley! And thanks for sharing! :)

@theresaholmquist3379 3 года назад

That nuthatch was cool

@dottiepark 3 года назад

THIS WOULD BE THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

I think the nuthatch made Ryan’s life, lol. -Derek

@truenreal365 10 месяцев назад

Chickadees always sound like they are having fun.😊

@magichands135 3 года назад

Lesley send me here👍🏻

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Awesome! Glad you are here :)

@patgordon7601 3 года назад

What a great video, Thank you very much I appreciate your time.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@blazertundra 3 года назад

Hand feeding songbirds, whether iridescent male hummingbirds or plain little brown birds, is always a bit of a magical experience.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Definitely!

@yenfr5306 3 года назад

If you mean the English sparrows I kill those suckers for the hawks and snakes, but the other native birds it is a wonderful experience.

@leftistfactchecker7672 3 года назад

Chickadees are # 1

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

They’re so cute

@mamaboocee 3 года назад

Recommended by Lesly the Bird Nerd - I knew I would enjoy your channel! The nuthatch was awesome! My Blue Jays take peanuts from my hand, but never land on me. Aren't ALL the birds even more beautiful up close and personal? Yes!

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha, yes! For sure!

@AlexanderEddy 10 месяцев назад

Chickadees are very nice friends, I love feeding them! ❤️🐦

@MsDee_777 3 года назад

The chickadees are like " damn straight gonna get me some seed, human feeder or not"! lol. What a awesome experience !!!! Way cool!!!! Makes me think Of Lesley the Bird Nerd 🐦 Oh hey she commented! 😃

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha, yeah, they are definitely bold for being so small!

@StarTexaspets 2 года назад

The cutest lil faces 😭 love them and their sweet calls and songs

@KatarinaS. 6 месяцев назад

Yes, and the birds were cute, too 😄

@howdoipickaname9815 Год назад

My family and I drive to the Clifford E. Lee Bird Sanctuary every year, and we feed the chickadees all the time! They’re so adorable!

@cobythebirdnerd3790 3 года назад

Nice

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks!

@kateclark7250 3 года назад

I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania and we hand fed chickadees. You're right about "cold little feet."

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha, they are adorable.

@50pinkies67 3 года назад

Pennsylvania here. Lots of chickadees, nuthatches, titmouse, black eyed juncos to mention a few. Love them all. I'm jealous you got to feed them by hand. Mine are all spoiled by the feeder. They're not afraid of me tho. But I can't get too close. Lol

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Greetings from Wisconsin! Thanks for watching! :)

@joanneiskierka9388 3 года назад

The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary near Vancouver Canada is a fun place to go in the winter and feed ducks and chickadees, We used to go every year when we lived out in Washington.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

We definitely want to visit the Pacific Northwest sometime soon

@aporter4817 3 года назад

WOW, that was awesome! I love all of your birding videos but this one had me smiling from the first shot. You just CAN'T be sad when you have a bird eating from your hand. Thanks for sharing - I will watch this one again, and again when I need a smile. 😁

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks! You're 100% correct, you can't be sad when a bird is eating from your hand :)

@julieprior3126 2 года назад

Oh these little birds are so charming! I could watch and listen to them for hours. Beautiful.

@BadgerlandBirding 2 года назад

Agreed!

@juliebirb7162 3 года назад

Aw. You guys are great. Thank you for this gift of you both feeding the sweet little cold feeted borbs.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

❤️ Thanks for watching!

@daveking9393 3 года назад

Thanks. That was fun. I think I spoiled my birds too much with too many feeders and too much access for them to land on my hand but I'll try it again soon

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha, I'm sure the birds appreciate it!

@candyginnis933 3 года назад

I m an avid bird watcher I have several black capped chickadee s in my yard. They are very curious little birds and they do come within inches of me when I’m filling my feeders. I’ve never actually put the seed in my hand let them eat out of , but I will definitely be doing it now . Lol awesome video! 💕

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha, let us know how it goes!

@followerofmanus1 3 года назад

Such simple fine quality videos. Great production!

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thank you!

@carolshannon6449 Год назад

Chickadees and nuthatches...killing us with cute!

@FollowThomas 3 года назад

Amazing experience feeding birds from the hand 🙂

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Definitely!

@marilynkennedy1579 3 года назад

I usually watch Lesley but am so glad y’all popped up on my feed! Chickadees are my favorite❤️ Thanks for the cool video☺️

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! Happy to have you here :)

@YvonneSebastian1980 3 года назад

Hey y’all forgot something.. me.. lol.. I try everyday to feed mine.. as I extend my hand out the window full of black oil sunflower seeds .. nice video!

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! :)

@JessaSobczuk Год назад

The joy is so real!

@kforest2745 3 года назад

Thank you cool 😎

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@Ctmorgans 3 года назад

You guys are so lucky. I love these birds so much and try so hard to get them to feed from my hand. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong, I hope one day they’d love me like that.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

These have been fed at this location for a long time. It could just be a time thing.

@Ctmorgans 3 года назад

@@BadgerlandBirding Ohk, that makes sense. I think to myself maybe the ones at my backyard forefathers warned them about us humans 😄. They get so close to me but no further. My heart just melts every time they come to my feeder, I absolutely adore those little guys.

@luciel25 3 года назад

So adorable, I love it .... so cute :)

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

They really are adorable

@kfing1 2 года назад

So %^$^%$ cute!! Love these guys

@BadgerlandBirding 2 года назад

They are adorable!

@Zalor Год назад

Growing up in Wisconsin, I used to do this too. Loved those goofy little birds.

@MRa-lh2nw 3 года назад

SO cute! "petting" the belly made my day ❤❤

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha :)

@dougjochims7491 3 года назад

Truly Amazing!! I’m jealous lol.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha thanks for watching!

@jenisecoronado5555 3 года назад

I totally share your love of the nuthatches! There is something so special about them! Since I put up a suet feeder I'm getting lots of them and lots of adorable little ones too! The Chickadees are also so adorable! Thank you for this video! I find it also very heartwarming how two young men like yourselves appreciate nature and God's precious little creatures!

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! The Nuthatches are definitely charismatic and really fun to observe :)

@jenisecoronado5555 3 года назад

@@BadgerlandBirding Thank you and it's totally my pleasure! Yes, they are such acrobatic little cuties!

@rhondabaroli2683 2 года назад

That’s awesome

@ABirdersParadise 3 года назад

Aw, so cute! I hand-feed my Chickadees quite a bit. The Nuthatches are still nervous around me. Great video!

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks! Yeah, even this Nuthatch was pretty timid. :)

@MattAdcock 3 года назад

that is super epic, love the way they are super happy to keep stopping by on your hands. 🙏

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Yeah! They didn't seem disturbed by our presence at all.

3 года назад

Nice video, Like n.132 and Happy New Year from Italy :)

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Thanks! Happy New Year to you too!

@efrainoctavio3506 3 года назад

That nuthatch!! Man I really like nuthatches, I wish I could handfeed some but where I live they aren't common and are very timid.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Haha, yeah, I always tell Ryan I think that was the happiest I've ever seen him. -Derek

@masonnabeta4107 2 года назад

I hand feed chickadees all the time and Blue jays

@vsajewel Год назад

Maybe you've said already somewhere but I can’t find it…which park is this? I'm from MKE. Awesome video and channel btw!!

@sunnydeshpande2645 2 года назад

This has always been a dream of mine!! ... If you don't mind, what park is this? I live near lake Michigan west, outside of Chicago, and I would absolutely love to go there and try feeding the chickadees for myself. I've been unsuccessful with it from my own yard despite having feeders:(

@BadgerlandBirding 2 года назад

Send me an email! Dereksallmann@gmail.com

@69ztang 3 года назад

Is the chickadee smaller than a house finch. I'm in the Dallas area and there's a tiny bird that feeds on my feeder that's about 1/2 the size of the finch. Has a black cap. It easily spooks but this year there's a pair and one of them sometimes hangs around the tree where the feeder is.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

Yes! In Dallas, Texas they would likely be Carolina Chickadees!

@snowyowl5556 2 года назад

Do you know if people have done this at sax-zim? Don't want to try it somewhere where they'd freak out or whatever lol

@BadgerlandBirding 2 года назад

I am not sure! I think your best places to try would be areas that are away from people since It can be a touchy subject.

@snowyowl5556 2 года назад

@@BadgerlandBirding ah I see, thank you!

@Sunshine-ox3hc 2 года назад

What park is this? I live in SE Wisconsin and would love to have this experience.

@BadgerlandBirding 2 года назад

Send me an email and I can give you some more info! dereksallmann@gmail.com

@Sunshine-ox3hc 2 года назад

@@BadgerlandBirding Thank you! I'll do that :)

@lubric100 3 года назад

will it pass disease to human doing this?

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

It’s very unlikely. We also made sure to wash our hands afterwards just in case!

@Graygeezer 3 года назад

I’d really love to do that with my chickadees and other birds that come to my yard, but I’m really concerned about doing anything to make them more acclimated to human contact. Think seagulls and pigeons coming for your lunch. It’s just not safe for them because so many humans might harm them, accidentally or not.

@BadgerlandBirding 3 года назад

We totally feel you about that. It can become an ethical gray area very quickly. We've included some articles about the ethics of feeding birds in the comments of the video. Our thoughts are that as long as the species is of least concern and it's not putting any person or bird in harms way then it can be done sparingly. We've seen parents come with their kids to feed the Chickadees at that location and they always look on with wonder and I'm sure they'll remember it for the rest of their lives. Hopefully, experiences like this inspire others to conserve our wildlife.

@Graygeezer 3 года назад

All true and maybe I should have included that the birds in the video are already acclimated to humans. You’re not changing their behavior and not putting them in danger, but I think that’s obvious from the video. Everything you said is spot-on. No doubt it’s magical and it probably will win over hearts and minds. That’s important. I’m just conflicted about the wild ones in my neighborhood. Their habitat is changing rapidly and their food sources are drying up. I feel that in my suburban environment it’s better to let the wild stay wild.