This cute pair of Carolina Chickadees has been searching for the perfect spot to nest; they found it !! They are cleaning the debris out of a hole in a sassafras tree about seven feet off the ground and haven begun defending it profusely from a pair of Downey Woodpeckers; possibly last years residents:
Taken with a 5DM2 and a 400 DO IS f/4 with a 1.4 TCIII = 560mm f/5.6.
Chips on bill
feels like home
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 
Fantastic shots of one of my favorite little fellas.