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Willow Tit (Talltita)


Willow Tit (Talltita)
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8890] (28681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-08
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon Ef 400mm /F5.6 L USM, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-14 7:41
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First I will thank all for the nice comments and words of my last post.

This is taken from our hide and this Willow tit was very close. Almost too close for my
400mm lens, the picture is cropped very little.
The Willow Tit is very hard to separate from the Marsh Tit, sometimes even the experts have problems to get the right ID, especially in the autumn with all young birds.

The Willow Tit (Poecile montana) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and northern Asia. It is more of a conifer specialist than the closely related Marsh Tit, which explains it breeding much further north. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.
In the east of its range it is much paler than Marsh Tit, but as one goes west the various races become increasingly similar, so much so that it was not recognised as a breeding bird in Great Britain until the end of the 19th century, despite being widespread, and replacing the other species completely in Scotland.
The Willow Tit is distinguished from the Marsh Tit by a sooty brown instead of a glossy blue black cap; the general colour is otherwise similar, though the under parts are more buff and the flanks distinctly more rufous; the pale buff edgings to the secondaries form a light patch on the closed wing. The feathers of the crown and the black bib under the bill are longer, but this is not an easily noticed character. However, the more graduated tail (not square) shows distinctly when spread. Length is 11.5 cm, and wings range from 60-70 mm.
The commonest call is a nasal zee, zee, zee, but the notes of the bird evidently vary considerably. Occasionally a double note, ipsee, ipsee, is repeated four or five times.
The Willow Tit often excavates its own nesting hole, even piercing hard bark; this is usually in a rotten stump or in a tree, more or less decayed. Most nests examined are cups of felted material, such as fur, hair and wood chips, but feathers are sometimes used. The number of eggs varies from six to nine, with reddish spots or blotches.
Birds feed on caterpillars, insects and seeds, much like other tits.
Source and more info in different language here

Canon 400mm L, tripod
ISO 400, Raw-format, av-mode, Spot metering
Convert in Raw-converter 4.2
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Hi Gert,
What a nice capture of this very beautiful tit. Perfect sharpness and details, especially on feathers. Superb coloration. POV, eye contact, composition very nice. TFS, well done
Ahmet

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2465 W: 168 N: 7448] (23526)
  • [2007-10-14 7:49]

Hej Gert,
Jättegullig!! Wonderful capture of this little Willow Tit. I love its pose and the sharp details are impressive. Very well composed too!

Ja, idag skiner solen på oss och i morgon också tror jag. Bergfink i trädgården idag - kul!

TFS and cheers, Ulla

hej gert!
va hitta du den?
really sharp with good details
and a fine composition!
well done!

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  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 17 N: 443] (1590)
  • [2007-10-14 8:38]
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Ahh, this is beautiful, Gert! Perfect exposure and sharpness. Have you started to feed them already or how did you get this close?

Best regards/bengt

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2606 W: 133 N: 7480] (23317)
  • [2007-10-14 8:39]

Hej Gert,
What a fantastic capture of talltitan from your hide. I took a shot shot this species, that is quite rare in Scania, yesterday, but it is not as sharp as this one. Great pose and POV with superb natural BG.
Well done and thanks for sharing this one, it's great to see!
Hälsningar, Ivan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1208 W: 68 N: 2500] (8251)
  • [2007-10-14 10:22]

Hello Gert,
What a fantastic sharpness and colours! Wonderful pose, BG, POV and DOF. Great composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 880 W: 23 N: 927] (4993)
  • [2007-10-14 10:24]

Bonjour Gert, bien belle position de l'oiseau et couleurs parfaites. Composition and sharpness are good, well done, best regards, Didier.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1148 W: 254 N: 2555] (11565)
  • [2007-10-14 10:40]

Hi Gert,

A great capture with good sharpness and colors,you can see that he was really close to you,I have always problems to seperate the willow and the marsh tit which I (as I believe) posted today,thanks

Paul

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1785 W: 8 N: 4627] (14955)
  • [2007-10-14 13:14]

Hi Gert,

A superb capture of this beautiful bird. The pose is wonderful. Lovely colors and fine details of the face, wings and plummage. A wonderful composition.

Jane

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 51 N: 476] (2056)
  • [2007-10-14 13:57]

Beautiful subject and great sharpness
Regards, dejan

Hello Gert,
Just stopped in to say Hello..with a :)
I've been having a major problem I cannot solve with my Vista OS. Since Weds I can't connect to the internet. This is from my small laptop screen with XP OS..
Still looks great mf.
Tommorrow have someone coming out to the house to try and fix it..
Wish me luck?
Howard

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 968 W: 57 N: 1638] (5022)
  • [2007-10-14 17:13]

Hello Gert,
Great capture of this modestly yet elegantly coloured tit. I like very much the plumage details and the overall cold colouration of the shot.
Best greetings from Poland!
Michal

hello Gert

nice clos shot with excellent details and sharpening of the subject,
i like the pov of your image, TFS

Asbed

Hi Gert,
This picture is simply PERFECT!!! What details on feathers and all this lovely bird. The pose is very cute! Nice natural colours!!!
One of my favorite now!
Thanks and regards,

Claude

Once more a classic capture of the aviary family. The true natural tones show well across the thousands of miles... through the help of the digital world, I grow in knowledge each day.

These small and delicate appearing birds were so close to me as a child and with my family. Thanks you for sharing them with me.

Bob

Hej Gert
Jätte fin bild av den lilla talltitan med superfina detaljer.
Nu kan du i lugn och ro fota all fåglar i jätte bra kvalitet och sedan slänga all gamla och ganska bra. Jag har massor med bilder som jag måste börja slänga. Hoppas allt väl dig?
Hälsningar
Ralf

Hi Gert,
This is another stunning shot from you. You always manage to produce them so sharp.
Well Done,
Nick :-)

Hi, Gert.
Very cute bird. Excellent details and sharpness on body and head, especially eye. Like also pose.

Hi Gert,

What a delicate shot you've taken!!
Wonderful details and sharpness, lovely colours and fine POV, very well composed too.
Thanks for sharing loverly photo. :-)
TFS and best wishes,
Kevin

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 51 N: 552] (2683)
  • [2007-10-16 8:45]

Hi Gert,
Wonderful picture of this bird! The sharpness and details are amazing, nice natural colours.
Bravo!
Lise

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5540] (20950)
  • [2007-10-16 8:53]

Hi Gert. Somthing i would like to build is a hide we have lots of room in the garden at work.You have captured this little bird with fine detail and sharp focusing. i like the pose with his head turned around. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hi Gert,
perfectly filling the frame you have provided for it, the Willow Tit even seems to turn its head for you. A most elegant pose for a charming portrait.
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

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