- 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 (𝘓𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴). Fotografía en hide. Cantalejo, Segovia.

Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90
Objetivo Panasonic Leica DG 100‑400mm ƒ4.0‑6.3 II
Datos Exif: ƒ6.3, 1/1600s, ISO 2000, 400mm

Científico: Lophophanes cristatus
Castellano: Herrerillo Capuchino
Catalá: Mallerenga Emplomallada
Euskera: Amilotx Mottoduna
Galego: Ferreiriño Cristado
Português: Chapim-de-Poupa
Italiano: Cincia dal Ciuffo
English: Crested Tit
Français: Mésange Huppée
Deutsch: Haubenmeise

#HerrerilloCapuchino
#LophophanesCristatus
#CrestedTit
#MallerengaEmplomallada
#AmilotxMottoduna
#FerreiriñoCristado
#MesangeHuppee
#Haubenmeise
#CinciaDalCiuffo
#ChapimDePoupa
#Cantalejo
#Naturephotography
#Wildlifephotography
#Segovia

#BirdOfTheDay : des petits cuculs d'oiseaux #BirdButts
On dirait que cette mésange huppée se fait dorer le popotin au soleil.
#Photography #Nature #Birds #BirdPhotography #LophophanesCristatus #CrestedTit #CoteDAzur #EastCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto

She likes the moss💚

#haubenmeise #CrestedTit
#birdphotography #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdsofpixelfed #mosstodon

De retour après une semaine sans accès internet!
#BirdOfTheDay : les insectes #Birds&Bugs
Un malheureux papillon servant de repas à une mésange huppée 🪶🦋
#Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin #LophophanesCristatus #CrestedTit #BirdPhotography #Birds

- 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 (𝘓𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴). Fotografía en hide, Parque Regional de la Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (León).

Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95
Objetivo Panasonic Leica DG 100‑400mm ƒ4.0‑6.3 II
Datos Exif: ƒ6.3, 1/500s, ISO 12800, 400mm

Científico: Lophophanes cristatus
Castellano: Herrerillo Capuchino
Catalá: Mallerenga Emplomallada
Euskera: Amilotx Mottoduna
Galego: Ferreiriño Cristado
Português: Chapim-de-Poupa
Italiano: Cincia dal Ciuffo
English: Crested Tit
Français: Mésange Huppée
Deutsch: Haubenmeise

#Herrerillocapuchino
#Lophophanescristatus
#CrestedTit
#Mallerengaemplomallada
#Amilotxmottoduna
#Ferreirinocristado
#MesangeHuppee
#Haubenmeise
#Cinciadalciuffo
#Chapimdepoupa
#MontañaDeRiaño
#Naturephotography
#Wildlifephotography

Crested Tit.
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#haubenmeise #crestedtit #birdphotography #birdlovers #birdwatching #birding #birdspecies #wildlifephotography #wildlife_perfection #naturephotography #naturelovers #featheredfriends #avianphotography #europeanbirds #backyardbirds #macro_wildlife #olympuscamera #olympusphotography #omdstem1markiii #em1markiii #mftphotography #microfourthirds #m43photography #darktable #darktablephotography #postprocessing #nature_brilliance #wildlife_capture #bird_perfection #birds_of_pixelfed

The crested tits have become regulars around here.

#photography #bird #birdphotography #crestedtit #nikon #nikonz6 #nikonz6mk3 #nikkor200500

Töyhtötiainen ja vastavalon taikaa! – The crested tit and the magic of the backlight!


#töyhtötiainen #crestedtit #lophophanescristatus #tofsmes
#birds #linnut #bird #lintu #wildbirds #nuts_about_birds #birdlife #birdlifesuomi #suomen_linnut #suomenlinnut #lintukuvaus #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birdlove #birdphotographyworld #luonto #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nuts_about_wildlife #wildlife_photography #nuts_about_nature #WildlifePhotography #luontokuva #luontokuvat #luontokuvaus #suomenluonnonvalokuvaajat #naturephotography #finnishnature #wildlifefinland

The Crested Tit — small bird, serious hairstyle

While walking through the Oisterwijkse Bossen, we noticed movement among the dead leaves on the forest floor. At first glance, it looked like just another tit hopping about. But then I saw it. The mohawk. A tiny, unapologetic punk haircut in the middle of the forest.

This was a Crested Tit — Lophophanes cristatus (Kuifmees in Dutch). A species I don’t encounter often, and even more rarely get the chance to photograph. Crested tits are small, fast, and prefer staying low, close to tree trunks, roots, and bushes. Which makes perfect ecological sense in a forest… and perfect photographic chaos.

They forage by flicking through leaf litter, bark, and moss, searching for insects and seeds. That behavior kept this bird constantly in motion, darting between shadows, branches, and undergrowth. Capturing it meant reacting fast and accepting technical compromises.

Light was limited, and depth of field still mattered. I shot this handheld with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV at f/6.3, 1/250s, ISO 3200. The shutter speed is about as slow as I dare go handheld with a moving subject, but it allowed me to freeze the bird while keeping enough light to preserve feather detail. Noise can be managed; motion blur cannot.

What I love about this image is not just the rarity of the species, but its character. That crest isn’t decorative — it’s communication, posture, attitude. Evolution has a sense of humor, and sometimes it gives it a mohawk.

#CrestedTit #LophophanesCristatus #Kuifmees #BirdPhotography #ForestBirds
#WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #HandheldPhotography #LowLightPhotography
#BirdBehavior #NatureObservation #FieldBiology #AvianEcology
#OisterwijkseBossen #DutchNature #WoodlandWildlife
#SmallBirdBigAttitude #NatureDetails #ScientificCuriosity
#PixelfedPhotography #NatureLovers #BirdWatchers
#ByMaikeldeBakker #WonderingLens