Willow Tit

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 8th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In these pictures you can see willow tit birds (Poecile montana). It was amazing to see how fearless these birds are. I could stand 1 meter away from the willow tit and photograph it. I was even able to use my flash, as they got used to it after a couple of shots. I have to try if they will eat from my hand.

Notice the falling sunflower seed in bottom left corner of the first picture. The willow tit kept filling it’s small beak with lots of seeds, but some fell out 😉
I have been observing the birds as they hide seeds so they food during the winter. I been reading about the black capped chickadee (a bird living on the American continent that look very much like the willow tit) and it’s said that it can remember thousands of hiding spots. I wouldn’t be surprised if the willow tit have the same capability.
The nature is amazing 🙂

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera November 8th 2007. Click image for larger view.

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Information about the pictures:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100 and 400
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Flash used
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway