Hovering blackbird

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One of our blackbirds has learned to hover, like a humming bird, for a few seconds, to snatch a sunflower seed from our bird-feeder. This is a composite image of three, cropped from a sequence taken in rapid succession:
"The Hover", "The lunge", "Got One!"
K-S2 on tripod, IR remote shutter release, Pentax DA-16-85mm set to 43mm, 1/1000 sec f/5.6

08/06/2022 - 13:42OldTaffy

CategoryWildlife / Nature

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Tagsblackbird, bird-feeder, hover, garden, behaviour, sunflower-seed

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davidwozhere

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9 years
Slap in the middle of England

Link Posted 09/06/2022 - 00:51

These are difficult to catch, so well done. I too have a pair of blackbirds that have learned to do exactly the same trick, but with a feeder hanging on 2 feet of string!

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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