Quiet Winter · Plate 21 of 45
Black-capped chickadee color reference
Poecile atricapillus
The black-capped chickadee lives in the northern United States and Canada and stays through cold winters. It is named for its call, which sounds like chick-a-dee-dee-dee. It hides seeds in many places and remembers where to find them.
Colors to reach for
Use black for the cap and bib, white for the cheeks, soft gray for the back and wings, and warm buff for the sides.
- black
- white
- silver
- buff
- cream
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