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So difficult to capture out in the open - a record shot of a female Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) who visited our garden today. Seen briefly this time last year and have been waiting for a return visit - today was the day!
The Goldcrest is smaller than the Wren and is Europe's smallest bird.
The black-bordered crest stripe is orange in the male and yellow in the female. The dark eye is easily seen against its whitish face. The thin bill is black and the legs are brown. They like to feed on small insects found on conifers.
My thanks to everybody who C&Cd my last upload. Very much appreciated 
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
| Lens: | EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 29 Jan 2012 - 1:03 PM |
| Focal Length: | 700mm 6.8m from subject tripod |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
| Aperture: | f/8.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/1250sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 800 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Username: | 
teocali |
| Uploaded: | 29 Jan 2012 - 7:48 PM |
| Tags: | Conifer, Female, Garden, Goldcrest, Record shot, Regulus regulus, Wild bird, Wildlife / nature |
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| Votes: | 48 |
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That's a good shot. My record shots of this bird are from obscure angles as they flit about so much.
Martin
I have only ever managed one half decent shot of the goldcrest and that was about this time last year - superb image from you here Sylvia
Haven't seen one for 2 years or more Sylvia, knowing how fast and rare these are you must be pretty proud of this one,
Geoff.
A terrific image of this tiny bird, I saw one at Slimbridge the other week but it was impossible to photograph it as it kept dodging in and out of the hedgerow
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