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Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch
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Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki)

One of Europe's rarest breeding birds, he didn't give the best of looks, but I was pleased to find this one male, as I was told it's a tricky species, even more so outside the breeding season!
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Habitat
Pine forest (1600 masl)
Location
Llanos de la Pez, Gran Canaria
Date taken
Sep 20, 2021
Scientific name
Fringilla polatzeki
Equipment used
Canon 7d mk ii
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1250s, f/8, ISO 6400
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Reactions: sbarnhardt, Stanley Jones, j toon and 1 other person
sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
Congratulations on this excellent capture.

It appears to be the first in the Gallery and Opus.

I will get it added to the Opus article as soon as I can.

Thanks!

Barney
 
sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
Today, 16 October 2021, your excellent image became the First Image to be added as the main image in the Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch article in Opus.

Your generosity and willingness to share are appreciated very much!

Thank You!

Barney
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Gosh!!! You didn't have to go quite so far to find this Lifer, did you Thibaud!!!

A super picture this my friend many thanks for sharing this chaffinch with us.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Thibaud
Date added
View count
461
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
560.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
6400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_2071.jpg
File size
3.4 MB
Date taken
Mon, 20 September 2021 8:34 AM
Dimensions
2193px x 1462px

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