We saw a number of Carolina Chickadee’s while hiking last week. Teresa captured the 3rd photo .. I think the lighting made it look yellow. Such a beautiful bird.
A cool fact about the Chickadee’s ability to regulate body temperature:
Carolina chickadee on a branch Carolina chickadees are able to lower their body temperatures to induce an intentional state of hypothermia called torpor. They do this to conserve energy during extremely cold winters. In extremely cold weather conditions they look for cavities where they can hide in and spend up to fifteen hours at a time in torpor; during this time they are awake but unresponsive; they should not be picked up and handled at this time, as the stress of being held may cause their death. Wikipedia