Common Redpoll Detail (Acanthis flammea | Sizerin flammé | Taigabirkenzeisig)

            Common redpolls (Acanthis flammea) are somewhat rare winter guests in Germany, where there are sightings in several places every year, but some years see an invasion of a larger number of these birds, most likely due to lack of food (at least in comparison to population size of the specific year) in the usual habitats of Scandidavia and northern Russia.  This winter we see some of that activity, and as a result there are several smaller groups (5-25 birds) in and around my home town, with larger flocks of up to 800 birds also in northern Germany.

Taigabirkenzeisige (Acanthis flammea) sind etwas seltenere Gäste in Deutschland.  Es gibt jedes Jahr Beobachtungen, aber in einigen Jahren kommt es zu größeren Invasionen, höchstwahrscheinlich aufgrund von fehlender Nahrung (jedenfalls im Vergleich zur aktuellen Populationsgröße) in den klassischen Habitaten in Skandinavien und Nordrussland.  Dieser Winter scheint ein solcher Winter zu sein, denn mehrere kleine Gruppen (4-25 Vögel) wurden in und um meine Heimatstadt beobachtet und größere Schwärme von bis zu 800 Vögeln in Norddeutschland.

Taken on: January 1, 2024

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Camera: OM Digital Solutions OM-1, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 420mm, ISO 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	OM Digital Solutions OM-1
Lens:	M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	420mm
ISO:	2500
Exposure Bias:	+1.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 7.0 (Windows)
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