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Maggi Young

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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #30 on: February 05, 2010, 01:00:52 PM »
Superb photos, Olga!!
what is the little bird in the first one? So handsome with his eyeliner!
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #31 on: February 05, 2010, 02:04:37 PM »
Maggi
Sorry I didn't named that birds. The first one is Sitta europaea. The second - Parus caeruleus. We support bards with food because it's very cold all winter and they need to eat often.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #32 on: February 05, 2010, 02:06:06 PM »
Woodpecker

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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #33 on: February 05, 2010, 02:07:12 PM »
Flying Parus caeruleus
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #34 on: February 05, 2010, 02:08:45 PM »
"What have you brought me?"
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #35 on: February 05, 2010, 02:14:34 PM »
Crumbs. Didn't recognise the Nuthatch! :o
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #36 on: February 05, 2010, 02:19:30 PM »
Nuthatch - yes!  :)
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #37 on: February 05, 2010, 02:21:51 PM »
Olga, your photos of birds in your garden are just wonderful - how long did it take you to feed the little tit by hand? 
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #38 on: February 05, 2010, 02:23:49 PM »
Neither did we, Anthony! I think it's because we are seeing it ( her?) in an  more unusual angle in Olga's great photo....foreshortening perspecticve gives the impression of a shorter bodied bird... exaggerated by the fluffed up feathers against the cold... we're used to d seeing them "longways" against  a tree trunk, mostly, so this pose was confusing!

Great picture! Well, they all are! Thanks, Olga!
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #39 on: February 05, 2010, 02:41:28 PM »
Wonderful pictures Olga !
Ready for National Geographic !!  :D
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #40 on: February 05, 2010, 02:50:22 PM »
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You are absolutely right. Small picture and unusual angle mislead you.
Here is he (in Russian nuthatch is he) more recognizable.



And flying.

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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #41 on: February 05, 2010, 02:59:04 PM »
Luc, Robin
Thank you! Unfortunately there was not enough light to make excellent shoots.

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Birds are photographed at Moscow Central Botanic Garden. It is a big forest and many birds live there.
That hand is not mine. :) My friend stood still with the bait in his hand and I photographed the tit from a distance. It took 5-10 minutes for tits to ensure we are not dangerous.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #42 on: February 05, 2010, 04:18:39 PM »
The Russian nuthatch may be a different race that ours. The British bird is pinky brown underneath
http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #43 on: February 05, 2010, 04:34:22 PM »
Olga, Great photographs.

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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #44 on: February 05, 2010, 08:59:15 PM »
The little blue tit is great can you show a crop of the bird by itself?
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