"Does this angle....

……make my butt look big?”  

I had grand intentions of getting downtown early for a good architectural shot before our concert this evening, but the cold damp weather took away all my motivation.  So instead, I went out into the backyard briefly and   when I looked up from under the 50-foot maple tree with the 400 mm lens, I saw the underside of this cute little monochrome Carolina Chickadee.