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Finally, after numerous visits to this place, I managed to locate two couples of Bearded reedlings. The last time I spotted them here was 5 years ago and I must have been passing by the place a hundred times without any sights of them. Now, the reed bed is immense and this species is quite a rare sight here with high mortality during harsh winters causing the population to drop to near zero as a result of starvation.
Most of the time these iconic birds were busy feeding out of sight but were kind enough to pose for a few moments at acceptable photo distance, 20 meters perhaps.
Below are crops of photos taken with the 300 F/4 + MC14. I wish I had brought my big gun (700mm scope) that day...
Thanks for looking,
Tord
Female:
Male:
Couple. They would not pose in the same focal plane, either male or female would be sharp.
Most of the time these iconic birds were busy feeding out of sight but were kind enough to pose for a few moments at acceptable photo distance, 20 meters perhaps.
Below are crops of photos taken with the 300 F/4 + MC14. I wish I had brought my big gun (700mm scope) that day...
Thanks for looking,
Tord
Female:
Male:
Couple. They would not pose in the same focal plane, either male or female would be sharp.
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