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Quick visit with the parents in FL and took a few shots.
Timing a very slow approach to a perched Tufted Titmouse to coincide with a late afternoon sunbeam through the trees. And of course I forgot to add the 1.4x so a few extra steps, almost to MFD.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS 1/800 : f/9 : ISO 800
A male Northern Cardinal.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS 1/200 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000
A Carolina Wren belting out some tunes while gathering nesting material.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4X 1/2000 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000
And while I heard a number of pairs calling, I only saw one pair of Northern Parula's up close.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4X 1/500 : f/6.3 : ISO 1000
Timing a very slow approach to a perched Tufted Titmouse to coincide with a late afternoon sunbeam through the trees. And of course I forgot to add the 1.4x so a few extra steps, almost to MFD.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS 1/800 : f/9 : ISO 800
A male Northern Cardinal.
A Carolina Wren belting out some tunes while gathering nesting material.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4X 1/2000 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000
And while I heard a number of pairs calling, I only saw one pair of Northern Parula's up close.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4X 1/500 : f/6.3 : ISO 1000
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It's a beautiful bird and at least where I was birding in Europe it was scarce... Never got a photo!
Where and when did you take your photo: the black is going unusually deep from the throat to the breast and that whitish line in the middle...
On other hand I have not much experience with this bird - have seen it only 1-2 times!
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Very fine shots, and the 1.4x wasn't needed!Quick visit with the parents in FL and took a few shots.
Timing a very slow approach to a perched Tufted Titmouse to coincide with a late afternoon sunbeam through the trees. And of course I forgot to add the 1.4x so a few extra steps, almost to MFD.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS 1/800 : f/9 : ISO 800
A male Northern Cardinal.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS 1/200 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000
A Carolina Wren belting out some tunes while gathering nesting material.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4X 1/2000 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000
And while I heard a number of pairs calling, I only saw one pair of Northern Parula's up close.
R5 RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4X 1/500 : f/6.3 : ISO 1000
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The photo is from just last weekend, a bit south from Heidelberg, Germany. There are some open fields with old trees in between.
To be honest though, I never would have found them had Merlin not told me that there were redstarts in the vicinity.
It's the first time I have seen this bird too, so I have no frame of reference for the plumage... Maybe that part changes later in the year, like the white spots behind the wings on blackstarts?
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Yes, it looks it's seasonal: your (male) Redstart seems to be in transition from winter to summer plumage.
Concerning the Blackstart: not all subspecies have that white panel on the wings. The birds in south-eastern Europe are without white on the wings (no matter of the season or age).
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Then, to finish the day a female Red-crested Pochard - the first recorded in the area. They are rare visitors - the twitchers started pouring in as we were leaving. This one need the 2xTC at 1000mm, and is still a tiny crop. She spent most of the time with her head tucked in and stood up for just a few seconds.
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