Common Crossbill; Piquituerto

Description:

Juvenile. The male has a conspicuously hooked bill, rich red rump, red underside and a dark tail and dark wings, rarely with narrow pale bars. The female has a greenish body and brown wings. The common Crossbill feeds on spruce seeds but also survives quite well in areas where larch or pine predominate. Eats seeds of spruce, larch, pine, and other conifers, using the crossed bill to prise them from cones on twigs; also eats some berries, buds, and insects.

Habitat:

Pine tree forest, mountain terrain. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/700 sec.; f/7.1; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash fired