Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus

f8 @ 1/1250s, ISO:800, Nikon D300S w 500mm

\"Long-tailed Tit,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.The Long-tailed Tit or Long-tailed Bushtit is a common bird found throughout Europe and Asia. This species has been described as a tiny (at only 13–15 cm in length, including its 7–9 cm tail), round-bodied tit with a short, stubby bill and a very long, narrow tail.The sexes look the same and young birds undergo a complete moult to adult plumage before the first winter. The plumage is mainly black and white, with variable amounts of grey and pink.

Hokkaido, Japan

02/24/2012