Mountain Chickadee

This is a heavily set-up shot from the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque. There was one tiny, decaying feeder at the summit, and - channeling my inner MacGyver - I lashed a single branch to the support pole with a shoelace removed from one of my hiking boots. The shooting angles were atrocious because of surrounding trees, but I was able to find a suitable window through which I captured this frame. It's not perfect, but I'll take it considering the heavy overcast and unyielding wind. My left foot nearly froze without the ability to tie my hiking boot.

Sandia Crest, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 12/14/20
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/1000 at f/7.1, ISO 1250