The Split

• Where was the image taken?

  Espoo, Finland
• The bird in the photo

  Panurus biarmicus (hu: Barkóscinege en: Bearded Reedling)
• Story of the image

  Bearded reedling are agile and hyperactive birds that live in the reedbed all year long. When they are on the move, looking for food, they never stay put for more than a few seconds, and with the reeds swaying in the wind, it's a challenge to take a picture before they are gone. My favourite pose of theirs is what I called "the split": each leg grabbing a different blade of reed, they pilfer the seeds that are within reach, and then they move on. The keen photographer has to be quick!

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2021-02-20T08:56:59

  Exposure time

  1/640s

  Focal Length

  400mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode

  Camera make

  Canon

  Type of camera

  Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• Category

  Madarak viselkedése

• Fotós:

  Samuel Bloch