Marsh Tit


Posted by Markus Jais on Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:08 pm

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Near Munich, Forstenrieder Park.

I wanted to find boar, that didn't work out but someone had put up a bird feeder at that location so I could get some nice shots of these cute little fellows.

About 1/3 crop (I avoided getting closer in order to not disturb them feeding on a cold winter day). Cropping also removed some distracting background.

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Z8, 4/600TC  @840mm, f5.6, 1/800th, ISO 6400, tripod with flex-shooter pro.

NOTE: I first wrote Willow Tit but this is a Marsh Tit (the pale spot at the base of the bill is only seen in Marsh Tits. They are very similar and best told apart by call. I heard Willow Tits calling but not Marsh Tits, so I was not careful enough when I named it.)


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by david fletcher on Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:25 pm
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Smashing shot Markus. Lovely details at that ISO. Happy New Year!
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:49 pm
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Great eye contact, details and background colors, Markus. Not a species I don't remember seeing often.
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by Karl Egressy on Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:43 pm
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Lovely image, excellent details. It is very similar to our Black-capped Chickadee.
 

by paul fletcher on Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:23 pm
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Excellent image, Markus.
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:45 pm
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Gorgeous shot-I like the diagonal perch and the little feet-one a bit twisted. I don't know how they do that! And I can see every feather. So cute- very like our chickadees. Happy New Year!
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