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In the soft light of morning, a fleeting figure launches itself from the shelter of the twigs. Barely larger than a ping pong ball, the Long-tailed Tit flutters through the undergrowth in search of insects and companionship. Agile and acrobatic, it rarely sits still\u2014its entire existence is a dance among branches.<\/p>\n

Here, caught between one perch and the next, it exemplifies the grace and urgency of life in the canopy.<\/p>\n

Aegithalos caudatus<\/em><\/p>\n

Shot with:
\nCanon EOS 6D + Sigma 150-600mm f\/5.0-6.3
\n600mm | 1\/4000 | f\/6.3 | ISO1600<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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