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Big Day

Twenty-four hours later, I am back on a work trip in Munich for two days. Took the Canon 1D X Mark II for the first tour in our local forest: a fox cub, a group of deer, a Eurasian jay, a starling, a barn swallow and a long-tailed tit.

A Eurasian jay perched on an oak branch among fresh green leaves, the bright blue patch on its wing visible against a clear blue skyCanon · EOS-1D X Mark II · 562mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/2000s · ISO 320
Eurasian jay
A common starling perched on a thin branch, beak wide open mid-song, iridescent black plumage speckled with pale tips against a soft blue skyCanon · EOS-1D X Mark II · 600mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/2000s · ISO 320
Common starling
A barn swallow perched on overhead power lines, deep blue back, white belly and rusty red throat, long forked tail streamers hanging below, beak openCanon · EOS-1D X Mark II · 600mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/2000s · ISO 320
Barn swallow
A long-tailed tit caught mid-flight just above a yew hedge, wings spread and very long tail trailing behind, soft beige wall in the backgroundCanon · EOS-1D X Mark II · 600mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/2000s · ISO 800
Long-tailed tit
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