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African blue tit (ssp. ombriosus)
Note the green back contrasting with the blue wing - it's the El Hierro subspecies ombriosus.
Habitat
shrubs
Location
El Hierro, Canary Islands
Date taken
22/02/2020
Scientific name
Cyanistes teneriffae
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Oh my!!! I don't think I've seen this subspecies come in before K!! A wee beauty, isn't he.

A fabulous picture this one lad - think he'll be on The Opus article before too long. Many thanks for sharing him with us.
 
Opus Editor
Today, 3 August 2021, your excellent image became part of the illustration for the African Blue Tit article in Opus.

Thank you for your generous sharing of your efforts.

It is appreciated very much.

Barney
 
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Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
katastrofa
Date added
View count
677
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkII
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
100.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
african blue tit ssp ombrosius.jpg
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Sat, 22 February 2020 10:06 AM
Dimensions
2048px x 1536px

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