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Bohemian Waxwing
Jonno52

Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

As already mentioned, my first since 1989. Through window glass, from 45 yards.

Thank you for your comments, and good birding!

John
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Habitat
Breeds in the taiga, usually in pine or spruce, sometimes mixed with birch, rarely in mountains but found in foothills and lowlands. In autumn seeks berry-bearing trees and bushes and occurs in gardens, parks and along hedgerows on farmland and on roadsides (Opus)
Location
London, UK
Date taken
25 November 2023
Scientific name
Bombycilla garrulus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/2500th sec, f/5.6. ISO 640
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Stanley Jones
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Terrific waxwing and a marvelous frontal close-up with great lighting and showing beautifully against that lovely blue sky. Top-marks John!
 
bievreJJ
another superb capture,= of this marvelous bird, John, the lighting is really top, love it, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
324
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500 second(s)
ISO
640
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Waxwing 443A8895 1300 standard BF.jpg
File size
220 KB
Date taken
Sat, 25 November 2023 4:10 PM
Dimensions
1300px x 894px

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