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The action shots are Chiffchaffs flying down to the water (actually Helston sewage of course) and pecking insects from the surface, similar to the method used by hirundines. I took 551 shots to get these three. The autofocus couldn't work fast enough so I put the lens into manual focus, pointed at the favoured area and just waited until the phylosc flew to that 12 inch depth/area.
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