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Blue Tit building a nest
A blue tit preparing to do its usual "shuffle" motion after bringing in some fresh nesting material. Cropped still image from a network camera set up inside the nest box.
Habitat
Urban area
Location
Moscow region, Russia
Date taken
2025-03-31
Scientific name
Cyanistes caeruleus
Equipment used
IPC F8/IPG-9280PGS-AI
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
N/A
The lighting conditions in mid-morning, provided the weather is clear enough, are perfect for taking snapshots. Otherwise, the image quality is noticeably worse, although the feed is perfectly watchable regardless. In nighttime IR mode, the focus is completely out of left field, but at least it still gives a picture. (Note that there are no artificial visible-spectrum light sources inside the nest box.)

The live stream from this nest box is available below, as long as there's nesting activity this season (2025). If it says the stream has ended, try using this link instead - it should redirect you to the currently active stream if one is running (otherwise, just try again in a short time).

Also note that the local forecast promises another cold spell here for the rest of this week, so I'm expecting a drop in further activity until it's over.

 
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