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Male crossbill
Kaleel

Male crossbill (emberiza schoeniclus)

This is the male from the same set as the female the other day.
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Habitat
Patches of conifer woodland
Location
Druridge Bay, Northumberland, UK
Date taken
17th October 2008
Scientific name
emberiza schoeniclus
Equipment used
Nikon D3 with Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR lens at 400mm, handheld, ISO 800, 1/400sec @ f4
Kaleel
Thanks both. I'd never seen a crossbill before, so to find a whole treeful of them was fantastic. Well, I should clarify that a bunch of birders found them first and I followed the birders...
 

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