The story of the Black-capped Chickadee reminds me of something I once saw
in Calgary. Under trees in a park to the south of the city I came across a
man and his son feeding birds. It didn't suprise me when a Black-capped
came and ate from the boy's outstretched hand. What did amaze me was the
Red-breasted Nuthatch that did the same thing. I've always considered these
to be fairly wary of humans.

I'll mention that while I watched this episode through by binoculars another
Black-capped choose to perch on these.

Eric Greenwood
Vancouver, B.C.
egreenw at helix.net