Goldcrest

Goldcrest on the side of a moss-covered tree.
Goldcrest teneriffae ssp, PR Anag-Cruz del Carmen, Tenerife, Spain, August 1, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-32,000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) subspecies tenerifae. The lighting was not great but you can see the gold crest that gives this bird its name.

Goldcrest perched on a small branch of a pine tree.
Goldcrest (Tenerife), Pino Gordo, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/11; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Goldcrest perched on a small branch of a pine tree.
Goldcrest (Tenerife), Pino Gordo, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-12,800; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Goldcrest perched on a tree branch and mostly hidden by other branches.
Goldcrest, Kjarnaskógur, Iceland, June 24, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 32,000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Goldcrest perched in a pine tree. Close to half of the bird is obscured by pine needles.
Goldcrest, Öxarfjörður Akurgerði, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/10; 1/1600 sec.