On the afternoon of May 9, 2009, we were birding south of Huesca (Aragon, Spain). We watched a male Penduline Tit busily constructing his nest. This was the second Penduline Tit nest that we'd seen...each was burried within the tree leaves and very difficult to observe. The nests were pale and downy-looking (being made of interwoven seed-hairs of willow, aspen and bulrush). This species builds its nest in birch, willow or alder trees. The nest is typically built at the end of a thin hanging branch and is pouch-shaped with a side entrance tunnel. This photograph (unfortunately without the Tit being present) provides a clear look at the nest. It was a clear, sunny afternoon with temperatures in the 70's.
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Exif | |
Make | NIKON CORPORATION |
Model | NIKON D80 |
Orientation | top, left side |
X Resolution | 1/72 inches |
Y Resolution | 1/72 inches |
Resolution Unit | Inches |
Software | CAMEDIA Master 4.3 |
Date/Time | 2009:06:08 21:03:09 |
YCbCr Positioning | Datum point |
Exposure Time | 1/640 sec |
F-Number | F5.6 |
Exposure Program | Program normal |
ISO Speed Ratings | 100 |
Exif Version | 2.21 |
Date/Time Original | 2009:05:09 13:58:25 |
Date/Time Digitized | 2009:05:09 13:58:25 |
Components Configuration | YCbCr |
Compressed Bits Per Pixel | 4 bits/pixel |
Exposure Bias Value | 1/-3 |
Max Aperture Value | F5.7 |
Metering Mode | Spot |
Light Source | Unknown |
Flash | No flash fired |
Focal Length | 400.0 mm |
User Comment | ASCII |
Sub-Sec Time | 60 |
Sub-Sec Time Original | 60 |
Sub-Sec Time Digitized | 60 |
FlashPix Version | 1.00 |
Color Space | sRGB |
Exif Image Width | 1773 pixels |
Exif Image Height | 1189 pixels |
Sensing Method | One-chip color area sensor |
File Source | Digital Still Camera (DSC) |
Scene Type | Directly photographed image |
CFA Pattern | |
Compression | JPEG compression |
Thumbnail Offset | 1004 bytes |
Thumbnail Length | 6845 bytes |
Thumbnail Data | [6845 bytes of thumbnail data] |
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Interoperability | |
Interoperability Index | Recommended Exif Interoperability Rules (ExifR98) |
Interoperability Version | 1.00 |
generated by EXIF-O-Matic on 2009.9.23 |