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Hiding in Plain Sight!
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Hiding in Plain Sight! (Acanthis cabaret)

It took me a while to spot this beautiful little Lesser Redpoll in the wild grass!
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Habitat
Wild grass field surrounded by woodlands
Location
Turvey Nature Reserve, County Dublin, Ireland
Date taken
22 November 2020
Scientific name
Acanthis cabaret
Equipment used
Canon 7D Mk ll, 100 ‑ 400 f/4.5‑f/5.6 l, 1.4 Extender
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1000th Sec, F8, ISO 320
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delia todd
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It really seems an awful long time since we saw a Redpoll come in vgarland.

That's a fantastic picture you've taken of him too - very well done.
 
Lisa W
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Splendid photo. Love seeing that little spot of red on his head and it is tack sharp.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
vgarland
Date added
View count
268
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
560.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
TP-RedP-5.jpg
File size
771.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 22 November 2020 1:12 PM
Dimensions
1554px x 1036px

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