Mama Bird Gets a Fright from Thunder | Cute Chickadee Behavior

Loud Thunder Scares Inky the Black-capped Chickadee

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[karencooper]

You know she's thinking.."Thank God I'm not hanging on for dear life in a nest on a branch getting soaked ...thanks LTBN for putting up this nesting box")

[dooglebee]

It's so sweet how she immediately settles over the eggs to protect them. ♥️

[ArchTeryx]

As an ethologist, my scientific judgement is that I almost died from how cute that was. I felt sorry for poor little Inky - thunder is scary for just about all animals, but I imagine for a tiny little 13-gram bird a storm would be terrifying, and that nervous nestling deeper into her nest was just precious as could be. I'm glad she's safe in there!

[cme]

Look at her beautiful cozy nest. There's nothing like being in your comfy house when its rainy outside ❤

[mscir]

Thanks Lesley. I don't think scared so much as paying a little extra attention to make sure there was no threat. Cheers.

[Loonlings]

At least she’s in that cozy little house instead of being soaked

[KRiver]

Chickadees are such pleasant song birds. I bet she was thinking sweet peeps to calm herself down.

[djosbun]

Look at all of that fuzzy back ‘hair’!! 🐦❤️

[richardraymond]

I've put up a tiny house, the chickadees have used now 3years in a row and just finished their second brood this summer

[evermore]

She instinctively hunkers down to protect her 'clutch'... whether there or not!
What a pleasant thing to see. 😊

[elmax]

Aww, it looks like she was scared! Thank you for sharing this super cute clip 😊❤🐦

[BirdsandGhibliFan]

I can relate to Inky’s startled reaction to the thunder. I sometimes feel like I’m going to jump out of my skin when thunder booms loud enough to shake the house, or a lightning bolt flashes brightly or closely by a window. LOL 😆🫣🫨 Thanks for sharing, Lesley! 🙂🐦

[abbracia]

Leslie, you are a treasure. Thank you for all your videos.

[googlyeyedcat]

I'm with mama bird, when I hear thunder cracks I hunker done in my chair.

[JA]

Aww. Inky thankfully is safe 🙏 I hope Philbert is okay

[tshaffer]

Little bird is like " Nice, I can just fluff up, hunker down and take a nap."

[ernestschultz]

That's right, hunker down little guy.

[skylark...]

All cozy and protected from the storm. It seems the thunder made her a bit uneasy. I'm so glad you have this little house for her to keep her safe!❤

[charliefoxx]

I always feel so frightened for my babies I feed when a storm comes in. I'm always checking the weather to make sure I get the seed out with plenty of time to spare before the storm rolls in so they can stock up and don't have to venture out when the sky is growling! Poor little luvs 😞