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Black Capped Chickadee with Melanistic colors

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by Arvo Poolar from Scarborough CA on 16 Jan 2026
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Melanistic describes an animal or person with an excess of the dark pigment melanin, resulting in unusually dark or black skin, fur, feathers, or hair, caused by a genetic mutation and so I believe this Black Capped Chickadee is one such animal

  • Camera: NIKON D500
  • Focal: 500 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.002 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 5.6
tagged: outdoors ontario canada durham region arvo poolar bird birding nature natural light photography nikon d500 black capped chickadee melanistic animal beak finch blackbird

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