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Eurasian Blue Tit
On our substation roof in January. It's raining buckets at the moment, and the pool is beginning to fill up. It can be a magnet for birds, fingers crossed for a Grey Wagtail..

Thank you for your comments, good birding!

John
Habitat
Mainly deciduous woodland, often in mixed woods but does not commonly feed in conifers. Also hedgerows, copses and very frequently in gardens and town parks. In winter occurs in reedbeds and areas of scrub, usually feeds high in trees and bushes and common visitor to garden birdtables (Opus)
Location
London, UK (taken at home
Date taken
14 January 2022
Scientific name
Cyanistes caeruleus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/800th sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, exposure bias -⅓ EV
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Lovely colours and reflection, John. That roof provides a lovely pool!
 
great photo of this little tit obviously enjoying its bath and casting some great reflections, John, a real beauty, love it, many tfs!!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
294
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Blue Tit 443A1575 1000 high BF.jpg
File size
168.7 KB
Date taken
Fri, 14 January 2022 1:44 PM
Dimensions
1000px x 625px

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