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20-Apr-2012 Tom

Common Firecrest

Our Garden


Regulus ignicapillus
Sommergoldhaehnchen

One of the smallest birds around here. It is about 3,5 inches long and weighs only
approx. one fourth of an ounce.
Der Vogel ist nur 9 cm lang und wiegt zwischen 4 und 7 Gramm.

I only saw it once and was very happy to get this quick shot!

Olympus E-5 ,Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD
1/100s f/4.9 at 283.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time20-Apr-2012 14:17:51
MakeOlympus
ModelE-5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length283 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/4.9
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
Peterfree04-Apr-2014 08:24
Great catch. Well done. V
Janet Forjan-Freedman04-May-2013 11:06
Great work catching this little nest builder!
Frank Brault29-Apr-2013 23:19
Superb details and lovely colors. A beautiful portrait. V
ac05-May-2012 08:10
Nice little bird, not so common.
Yvonne05-May-2012 01:44
A gorgeous little bit of fluff Tom! v
Gill Kopy05-May-2012 00:50
What a pretty little bird - and good catch V
Helen Betts04-May-2012 21:43
Lovely details on those unusual wings! Beautifully captured and a lovely bird. V.
Karen Stuebing04-May-2012 21:28
You sure nailed it the first time. Incredible light and detail. It looks like it's nest building. V.
Guest 04-May-2012 20:47
such a lovely capture Tom.
Colin Storey04-May-2012 19:13
Its a fantastic quick catch of this wonderful looking bird. v
Ulla Kruys04-May-2012 19:09
What a lucky catch - great timing! V
marie-jose wolff04-May-2012 18:56
fine capture of this cute little bird! V
Vickie BROWN04-May-2012 16:41
Great catch of this lovely little bird!
Nestor Derkach04-May-2012 16:16
Nice image of a very busy bird preparing the nest for the upcoming next generation.
Nice light and perfectly perched .
Nice catch light on the eye.
Vote
Walter Otto Koenig04-May-2012 15:53
A very nice catch Tom. Great details and colors. "V"
Tom Munson04-May-2012 14:37
Terrific find and image, Tom! Looks like a feather for nesting material.
Fong Lam04-May-2012 14:21
Lucky you to get this shot...so small and cute...beautifully captured, Tom! V
Jim Coffman04-May-2012 12:23
Very nicely captured,Tom!Great details!!
Randy Adams04-May-2012 11:25
Great reflexes and excellent capture Tom! V
Stephanie04-May-2012 10:34
What a cute, cute chubby little bird!
Superb capture Tom! V
Graeme04-May-2012 09:34
Lovely shot and details, Tom.BV
Irene Wehrli04-May-2012 08:33
And what a wonderful shot you got Tom! And he looks like he is nesting! Lucky you - never saw one here around...
Irene
marko gregoric04-May-2012 08:10
Very cute bird. Great shot. V
John Reynolds LRPS04-May-2012 08:01
Nicely captured, Tom. V.
Range View 04-May-2012 07:33
Excellent garden capture Tom, these little guys are not easy to get a shot of.
David.
woody3404-May-2012 07:23
Beautiful capture..great detail and colour on this little guy..
Long Bach Nguyen04-May-2012 07:17
great catch and lovely details
Irena Jurecic04-May-2012 07:17
Beautiful and cute. Good catch of action.
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