European Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus) Flickr
European Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Photo taken May 20, 2007, Central Ukraine, the Dnieper River bank
This is my first encounter with this amazing bird - Penduline Tit, Remiz pendulinus. Unfortunately, I did not expect it and had to use maximum zoom, but I'm grateful it did not fly away and let me take a shot. The nest is apparently not finished yet: the finished one should look like a mitten with a clear "tube" (looking like a mitten thumb). A couple of these birds was building the nest, bringing the fluff from nearby willows in turn.
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