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bluethroat
bievreJJ

bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

Habitat
marshland
Location
Marais du Vigueirat, Mas Thibert, Camargue, France
Date taken
22 October 2023
Scientific name
Luscinia svecica
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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jbpixels
OMG. Do you have an idea, when I possibly could have a chance to find one. In spring only. After their arrival. Later is the reed green and dense and they are not easy to spot at the edge of the reed and only if you spend a lot lot of time. Absolutely superb. A wonderful capture.
 
bievreJJ
jbpixels said:
OMG. Do you have an idea, when I possibly could have a chance to find one. In spring only. After their arrival. Later is the reed green and dense and they are not easy to spot at the edge of the reed and only if you spend a lot lot of time. Absolutely superb. A wonderful capture.
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Thanks a lot. When I still lived in Belgium, 35 years ago, they were quite common summer visitors and they were actually not too shy, particularly in springtime when the males were singing. When we moved to Grenoble, in 30 years, I only once saw a female during autumn migration, but now here, they seem to be quite common winter visitors, I've seen (and heard) several of them during the last couple of weeks (I realise it's the third photo of a bluethroat I post since the beginning of the month :rolleyes:)
 
jbpixels
bievreJJ said:
Thanks a lot. When I still lived in Belgium, 35 years ago, they were quite common summer visitors and they were actually not too shy, particularly in springtime when the males were singing. When we moved to Grenoble, in 30 years, I only once saw a female during autumn migration, but now here, they seem to be quite common winter visitors, I've seen (and heard) several of them during the last couple of weeks (I realise it's the third photo of a bluethroat I post since the beginning of the month :rolleyes:)
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They do not have to cross the Mediterranean sea and they avoid the bird nets killing them. Protect them, capture them and enjoy them. A good place for these cuties to survive.
 
jbpixels
jbpixels said:
They do not have to cross the Mediterranean sea and they avoid the bird nets killing them. Protect them, capture them and enjoy them. A good place for these cuties to survive.
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I deserve (y)(y)s for my very emphatic (and true) comment.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
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bievreJJ
Date added
View count
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
bluethroat 23_30.JPG
File size
6 MB
Date taken
Sun, 22 October 2023 8:55 AM
Dimensions
4167px x 2344px

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