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Great reed warbler
Scientific name: Acrocephalus arundinaceus
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Family: ACROCEPHALIDAE
Group: Birds
Shyness: Very shy
Safe distance: 20 m
Breeding season / Courtship: 15.05-31.07
Gestation: 14–15 jours
Births: 12 jours
Habitat:
Dense reed beds, marshes and waterside vegetation
Description:
The great reed warbler is an insectivorous passerine and the largest of the European reed warblers, measuring 18.5–20 cm in length with a 24–27 cm wingspan and weighing 25–38 g. It has unstreaked brown upperparts, buffish-white underparts and a pale supercilium. It inhabits dense reed beds, marshes and waterside vegetation, feeding mainly on insects, spiders and small amphibians.
Recommended lens:
>=500 mm
Photography tips:
Hide at the edge of dense reed beds and look for low perches; shoot from a low angle to isolate the bird against the reeds, ideally early morning when its song is most active, using a fast shutter speed to freeze its movements among the stems.
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