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They certainly are 😃

This was just one small slice of the scene in front of me, there was 5 or 6 times this number. The first time I saw them many years previously there was 5!

I have definitely seen many species of wading birds asleep on one leg, I think they generally do it to conserve heat.

I like the sound of the word dremples. It is a bit like our word dimples, but that is the physical opposite of bump, rather it means a pit or depression.

Is Achtung Dutch also, I know it from the German, I assume it means the same e.g Attention!

I see you like cycling, it makes sense Attention! (Speed) Bumps! 😁

A German friend actually saved my life with that word. I was about to step out in front of a fast moving car that was going the wrong way down a one way road. He yelled Achtung! I looked around to see why he had suddenly spoken German when we had been speaking English and my foot, that was in mid-step off the pavement, scraped down the side of the car. It didn't stop and I was left a bit stunned to say the least!

Thanks Lunch 😊

Lol yes I can definitely see them getting hot under the frilly collar!

My understanding is that the Chickadees were moved to the genus Poecile (was a sub-genus) which does contain some birds called tit e.g. Willow Tit but is genetically distinct from the other genera that contain the UK birds we call Tits e.g Cyanistes (Blue Tit) or Parus (Great Tit). However, they are in the same Paridae family which are commonly referred to as the Tit family lol I think that's why using common names becomes an issue when you need to be specific. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_(bird)

I also think the problem is, since the advent of genetic testing, we are finding many species need recategorising. And even though the scientific names change the common names are unlikely to.

Thank you for your kind words. It is one of my favourite pictures and it means a lot that other people enjoy it too.

Thanks bumps 😁 (it is the Dutch for bumps isn't it?)

Lol I call to my crows when I put fat balls out for them. My wife thinks I'm nuts but they do listen to me!

I've never seen a chickadee I'm afraid, we don't have them in the UK.

Thanks xc2215x 😊

Hail Santa!

(And thank you too!)

It's never too late to become a gear head lol

If your friend has any other questions let me know.

You too 👍

You did well to get the exposure on the wings, that would have been very easy to blow out against that sky.

Glad you like it Kevin.

Thanks 😊