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Mr and Mrs Common Linnet

Mr and Mrs Common Linnet

This couple were nesting in my garden. It took me more than a week to photograph them sitting on a branch together. Every evening after work I would sit there a...
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This couple were nesting in my garden. It took me more than a week to photograph them sitting on a branch together. Every evening after work I would sit there and wait for hours for them to come. Mom and dad raised 5 little Linnets that summer.
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camera

Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 320 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 400/1

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upload_date

Feb, 2015

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515

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Superb Composition

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+2

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Magnificent Capture

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Outstanding Creativity

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Love how the tree bud is like a third bird in the photo.

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Great capture, love detail, DOF, voted in Birds all Kinds !

Very well composed and photographed, voted birds on branches photo contest !

Thank you for your kind comment.

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Wonderful capture!

Thank you, much appreciated.

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