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Redpoll & Siskin
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Maybe a bit to far away for a descent shot but I liked that both the redpoll and sískin were enjoying their meal of cones of the alder,I took this picture with tripod about a distance of about 20 meters,cropped quite a lot and sharpened and resized before upload.
The Redpolls are a group of small passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae which have characteristic red markings on their heads. They were formerly placed into the genus Acanthis together with the linnets and the twite, but their closest relatives are actually the crossbills (Arnaiz-Villena et al., 2001). These would have to be included in the genus Carduelis, but as their adaptations and biogeography are evolutionarily quite peculiar, it would be better to reinstate Acanthis instead, including only the redpolls. There are several different very closely related forms of redpolls which could be considered as anything from one to five species. Recent studies[citation needed] tend to support three species.
All redpolls are northern breeding woodland species, associated with birch trees. They are small dumpy birds, brown or grey-brown above and with a red forehead patch. The adult male's breast is washed in red, but in females and young birds the buff breast and white belly are streaked with brown. The bill is small and yellow. Some birds, particularly young ones, are difficult to assign to species.
The Eurasian Siskin, or just Siskin in Europe, Carduelis spinus, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. The siskin is also known as the aberdevine in Europe.
This bird breeds across northern temperate Europe and into Russia. There is a separate population in eastern Asia. It is partially resident, but the northern breeders migrate further south in Europe in the winter. The eastern Asian birds winter in China or further south. In some years there are large eruptions into the wintering range, when the preferred food of alder or birch seed fails. This species will form large flocks outside the breeding season, often mixed with redpolls.
Coniferous woodland, especially Spruce, is favoured for breeding. It builds its nest in a tree, laying 2-6 eggs. The British range of this once local breeder has expanded greatly due to commercial conifer plantations.
The food is mainly seeds, as above, and, in the breeding season, insects. This small siskin is an acrobatic feeder, often hanging upside-down like a tit. It will visit garden bird feeding stations.
The Siskin is a small short-tailed bird, 11.5-12cm in length. The upper parts are greyish green and the under parts grey-streaked white. Its wings are black with a conspicuous yellow wing bar, and the tail is black with yellow sides. The male has a mainly yellow face and breast, with a neat black cap. Female and young birds have a greyish green head and no cap. The song of this bird is a pleasant mix of twitters and trills. |
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Lovely action shot, Paul.
The lower Redpoll hanging almost up-side-down in its effort to get at the cone looks cute.
You have managed a great shot from such a long distance. Goes to prove your mastery over your equipment.
Well done and TFS.
Ram
- Lyanna
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(218) - [2006-11-02 10:49]
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Nou, als je deze van 20mtr ver genomen hebt .. het is niet te zien hoor! Mooie shot, vooral met de blauwe blurred achtergrond en de twee verschillende soorten in 1 pic. Erg informatieve note ook - dank je daarvoor!
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- viv
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(3307) - [2006-11-02 10:51]
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Hi Paul,
What a special composition of these two lovely birds, and as you write that it is far away, you still have taken a great shot.
Vivian
Hola Paul, una bella imagen de estos pajarillos, bonita composición, llena de color y luz. Saludos
Hi Paul,
Greatly capturing these two birds, while they are eating the seeds [pine cones?]. Very neat image. Well composed picture. Unfortunately, light was from undesirable direction, such that created dark shadow on faces of the birds, otherwise, this should be a perfect image.
Ben Lakitan
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- livios
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(16906) - [2006-11-02 22:02]
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Paul, although you were quite far from the guys, this shot is worthwhile posting. After all, that's a very nice scene.
I like colors a lot.
Well taken, though I agree with you a bit out, but you will nail the shot next time.
Greg
