HP6208 : Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) on red-hot poker (Kniphofia sp.), Baltasound

near to Baltasound, Shetland Islands, Great Britain

Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) on red-hot poker (Kniphofia sp.), Baltasound
Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) on red-hot poker (Kniphofia sp.), Baltasound
Common Crossbills breed in extensive coniferous woodland but if food is scarce they erupt and can turn up almost anywhere and they feed on whatever they can find, like this adult female picking seeds out of a red-hot poker.
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Photographer
Mike Pennington   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009
Category
Birds   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HP 621 088 [100m precision]
WGS84: 60:45.4707N 0:51.7067W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HP 621 088
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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