I took this picture from my living room while experimenting with fill-in flash. Conditions have been so dull lately that it seemed a good opportunity to practice with a piece of equipment I had rarely used. The hazel catkins add a little interest to the picture as well as suggesting that spring is not so very far away.

500mm lens

Iso 250

1/50

F8

Flash -1 2/3

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female bullfinch