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Bonellis Warbler
madamcoolpix

Bonellis Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)

Ive been terribly lucky last weekend getting a pic of this common but hard to photograph Southern species! As Ive noticed there are not many pictures of it in the gallery here I am contributing with my result! o:)

I was shooting a sort of mouse on the ground whenI heard the characteristic trill of the Bonellis Warbler right behind me, I turned around and there it was almost in the open and very close. Only had time for 3 shots, this is the first one, the second is a blurred body in the air and the third an empty branch! ;) But Im very happy with this, not a great pic but shows well the features of this charming little chap.
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Habitat
Mixed forest with Oak Trees and others.
Location
Urrez, by Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos Province, Spain
Date taken
4 May 2008
Scientific name
Phylloscopus bonelli
Equipment used
Leica V-LUX 1 (handheld, ISO100, f/4.0, 1/200s, 0.0eV)
gmax
Great opportunity indeed Marian, thanks for sharing this fine capture ... your shot sequence reminds me of the same results I usually get when I'm badly pressed ;)
 
Broc
Nice one! Don't you just wish you could have reached out and cut off that branch. Sometimes I wonder if birds intentionally put something between them and us. Happens to me all the time.
 
madamcoolpix
Many thanks, Sean, Max and Richard!!!

Max, I count mainly on you and Luigi (Picus) to take a proper picture for the gallery, there are only 3-4 pictures of Bonelli's Warbler here! :eek!: Richard, don't mention the twig! :-C I didn't think of posting this untill I noticed our lack of this bird, otherwise it would stay nicely in my archives! At least it is sharp enough and I don't feel too ashamed of posting it! ;)
 
CrimsonTopaz
Not a great pic Marian??? It's a superb Picture, much better than i could do.
Well done Girl, your bird trip was very fruitful i see ;) :t::t::t:
 
JackF
Well done Marian, it's a beautiful capture, I'ld be more than pleased with it :t::t::t:
 
Rose Fletcher
Marian, I've never even heard of this bird - and this is a fine shot, regardless of the twig! :clap: I'm sure Broc is right - they do it on purpose - at least this one had the good manners not to have the twig across its eye. :'D
 

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