A fun theme for this week's SMAP: Birds and twigs! And apparently, I served as an inspiration, so extra thanks for the theme 
So, talking about the damn twigs... it wasn't that hard to find photos with them! Not counting the amount of not-so-great photos in basically all my previous birdwatching/photography sessions that involved trees, in my last vacations twigs seemed to be omnipresent. But hey, still managed to photograph a cool species for the first time!
Eurasian siskins have really bright colours, and only appear in Portugal during the winter. I got a little bit frustrated because I've seen them all over the place, and wasn't able to get a photo that I really enjoyed... and can't even blame the damn twigs. Here is how I usually saw them:
Foraging on the ground, perching on the trees; of course, behind twigs 99% of the time, where else. At least I was able to see them, I love how striking those colours are, especially the contrast with the black cap.
Lots of finches... and lots of twigs: story of my birdwatching sessions, this time.
I could go on complaining on the damn twigs alone, but I will join the damn tits in the mix!
Join a bunch of twigs with a little tit with itchy feet... and these are the kind of photos you get! This one was taken in Italy, so it isn't just a portuguese tit thing.
He showed off the long characteristic tail, but no way I could get a photo with a clear view here.
I did saw long tailed tits in these last vacations, near the siskins; guess what they were doing?
Staring at me, behing the twigs! Typical... but I can't be mad at them; as with the siskins... I love tits too! 😏
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