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A winter thrush
Jonno52

A winter thrush (Turdus iliacus)

This replaces an earlier version, in which the bird was exposed normally. Apologies to the four people who had taken the trouble to leave comments on the first one. The species isn't obvious in silhouette, but it's a rather distant Redwing, probably the last until next winter.

Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well, and good birding!

John
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Habitat
Winters in open countryside, hedges, orchards and open, grassy fields. Distribution: Winter visitor to Britain, continental Europe, the Mediterranean region, and east to northern Iran. A casual vagrant to northeastern North America (Opus)
Location
London, UK (taken from window of 3rd floor flat)
Date taken
17 February 2023
Scientific name
Turdus iliacus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1000th sec, f/8, ISO 800
Kits
What a magical image, John. It sums up winter well and I like the tracery of the twigs.
 
Digiscoper321
Like the graphical touch,John and also the little face made up by the fine twigs right in the middle of the picture.
 
Jonno52
Digiscoper321 said:
Like the graphical touch,John and also the little face made up by the fine twigs right in the middle of the picture.
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Thanks Ove. I saw the face but decided not to mention it in the narrative - you can’t tell people what to see in something like this, but I’m glad you noticed it! :)
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
A wonderful silhouette of this Redwing in a stark setting with excellent composition. Well done John!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
449
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
371.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Redwing 443A7786 1150 standard BF.jpg
File size
133.3 KB
Date taken
Fri, 17 February 2023 3:19 PM
Dimensions
1150px x 575px

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