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Location: Midwest USA.

Olympus OM-D E-M1, 300mm, f/6.7, 1/100s, ISO 3200.

I stumbled upon a family of golden-crowned kinglets while out for a walk. Not the best photos I've taken as they were a bit behind a fence and it was terrible lighting. Look at those goofy stick legs! Hard to take this bird seriously.

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[–] Nima@leminal.space 5 points 1 week ago

very angry looking borb. a fantastic set of photos!

[–] KevinFRK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Given these are close relatives of European Firecrests and Goldcrests, and the challenges I have photoing them, I'm impressed with these photos!

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Definitely a challenging bird to photo, thanks.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Some more shots from today.