Common Crossbill; Piquituerto

Description:

The first two pics it is a male, the last two a female. 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:

Open pine tree forest with some deciduous scattered trees. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: +1 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash fired