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Hawfinch        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Hawfinches are common and spectacular large Eurasian finches, with big heads, huge silvery bills, and elegant pastel markings.   These were photographed in the little village of Bialowieza, in eastern Poland; the bird in the top two images was bathing in a tiny stream.

  • Canon 1D3, 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, fill-in flash (2009)