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Another female Crossbill
Mahsleb

Another female Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

This one in breeding plumage,
interesting to see that this one's bill is crossed the opposite way to the one I posted yesterday
Wikipedia says "The mechanism by which the bill-crossing (which usually, but not always, occurs in a 1:1 frequency of left-crossing or right-crossing morphs) is developed, and what determines the direction, has hitherto withstood all attempts to resolve it."
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Habitat
Woodland
Location
Suffolk
Date taken
18.4.2017
Scientific name
Loxia curvirostra
Equipment used
eos1Dmk4/ef400f5.6L+1.4tc
tuamfoik
Wow....love your work Tony, awesome capture again. Thank you so much fo sharing :)...
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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That's a wonderful close-up Tony, with such cracking feather detail too.

Excellent work here lad - very wel done.
 
Scridifer
Supporter
How interesting Tony, I had no idea! An absolutely stunning close-up of this gorgeous female to illustrate the point, many tfs!

Chris
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Supporter
An incredibly beautiful and detailed closeup shot of this beauty, Tony ... tfs ...
 

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