What fascinating birds these are, the crossbills. With their distinctive beak, they can extract seeds from pine cones. Some people find them very ugly with their beaks, but I love them! Before this, I had also seen the female crossbill, but never the male. The males have that beautiful red colour, you can understand that I had heart rate 180 when this male crossbill landed right in front of me at the little pond. I hope you can enjoy it as much as I did, and who knows, maybe this picture will soon be hanging on your wall,
I have been photographing wildlife and birds with a lot of passion for about 5 years now. I can be found in nature every day. Who knows, maybe there is a nice picture here for on your wall, take a look... Read more…