I like pine nuts on a salad but the White-winged Crossbill loves pine nuts. They use their unusual bill to snap open the pine cones and extract the seeds.
White-winged Crossbill
Country United States
State Illinois
Location Afton FP, Kaneville
Gender Female
Age Adult
Activity Feeding in the Wild
- Created Timestamp12/01/2020 15:24:46
- CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
- Aperture5.6
- Focal Length400
- Iso200
- Shutter Speed1/500
Nice series Mike. Glad you found one in good light that stuck around for a while to observe and photograph.
Great pic of the bill/beak. Is there a difference? I’m so glad you finally got to see one of these birds.
Great detailed shot of that crossbill (beak) in action!