BrodieJames

Striated Pardalote

Striated Pardalote

In this picture I have captured a Striated Pardalote. These birds are incredibly small (roughly the same size a a finch) and very twitchy requiring a high shutt...
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In this picture I have captured a Striated Pardalote. These birds are incredibly small (roughly the same size a a finch) and very twitchy requiring a high shutter speed at times. This particular animal is in the process of building a tunnel in the side of a dirt hill with it's 5 companions, of which it will use as a nest for its babies when the weather begins to cool. They are very hard and dedicated workers and even if you are close to the nest they will continue to build and feed their babies.

Photographed in Brisbane, Australia
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 125 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2015

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