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Differences
delia todd

Differences (Periparus ater)

I was rather intrigued as to why the lower bird is completely lacking the rufous colouring on his underparts, which is so clearly seen on the other bird.
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Habitat
Scrubby tree area above ravine
Location
Craighall, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
20 December 2020
Scientific name
Periparus ater
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900 Birdwatching mode
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Jonno52
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Well they're both Coal Tits (when in doubt I look for the second wingbar) and it's an intriguing comparison. There seems no obvious reason why they should look so different, other than to deliberately annoy birdwatchers :giggle:. Nicely taken, Delia.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
825
Comment count
19

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
98.1 mm
Exposure time
1/60 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Coal Tit.jpg
File size
544.2 KB
Date taken
Sun, 20 December 2020 3:54 PM
Dimensions
3500px x 3192px

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