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A Crash Landing
JSD

A Crash Landing (Parus ater)

This Coal Tit fledgling seemed to misjudge its speed as it came to land on a branch and landed quite heavily.
Habitat
woodland & gardens
Location
West Lothian , Scotland
Scientific name
Parus ater
Equipment used
Canon 7D with Sigma 100-300mm f4 lens and 1.4TC
He's still learning! A sweet shot of this surprised looking youngster, John.
 
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Aaaaw!!! The poor wee soul.... bet he was hoping no-one was watching eh? LOL

That's a charming image John, showing his clumsy landing. Many thanks for the smile my friend.
 
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Awesome wing and feather detail captured on this fast moving youngster John!
 
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Marvelous close-up of this heavy landing by this youngster. At least it was a landing it could hop away from (lol). Great image quality! TFS John!
 

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