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The Thinker
Number 3 of 4.
It's amazing how relaxed these little birds can appear in a picture when they never stop for a second in reality.
Habitat
Island
Location
Stockholm Archipelago
Date taken
27th September, 2008
Scientific name
Regulus regulus
Equipment used
Canon 40D, 100-400mm IS
This is another SUPERB image of these fast little birds. You've gotten a set of incredibly detailed images. Thanks for sharing these.
 
Thank you all very much for the great response to this picture.
One of the problems with photographing Goldcrests is that they like to frequent dark places - as mikibedi has experienced. They also spend a lot of time at the top of tall trees. It's much easier to catch them out in the open on the islands in the archipelago where they mostly stick to low bushes such as juniper and gorse. Then you just have to wait for them to pop up out of the undergrowth.
 

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