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Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)


Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Photo Information
Copyright: Andy Manning (toucan1967) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 723 W: 131 N: 828] (4573)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-27
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-02 8:33
Viewed: 266
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Back to the birds on Lundy, this is a Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe).

Thanks to all who view or comment on this picture.

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USM

Latin name
Oenanthe oenanthe

Family
Chats and thrushes (Turdidae)

Overview
The wheatear is a small mainly ground-dwelling bird. It hops or runs on the ground. It is blue-grey above with black wings and white below with an orange flush to the breast. It has a black cheek. In flight it shows a white rump and a black 'T' shape on its tail. It is a summer visitor and passage migrant. Birds breed mainly in western and northern Britain and western Ireland, although smaller numbers do breed in southern and eastern England. It winters in central Africa.

Where to see them
In the breeding season, best looked for on upland suitable habitat in northern and western Britain. May be seen on passage at coastal migration watchpoints and inland.

When to see them
March to October

What they eat
Insects and larvae.

Info from the RSPB
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it's along way away, yet you have captured a good clean and sharp image.This is good work, I reckon you could zoom out this fellow, crop a chunk off and still have a good image, excellent!!

hi toucan,

nice capture of this summer visitor....seen some near here a couple of weeks ago..thought it was a nuthatch at first and got quite exited, but was a wheatear...still a lovely looking bird tho..

good colours and detail for the distance...nice1...

cheers...harry.

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  • codge Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 100 W: 13 N: 73] (611)
  • [2008-05-02 12:00]

Great capture of a wheatear. Great sharpness. I like the fact that you have kept the blur of the foreground and background.
Well done
Regards
Codge

Hello Andy, a good sharp shot despite the distance.I agree with 'gerbilratz' that it might have been worth trying a crop[?].
They are such pretty little birds,[we recently saw some when walking on Dartmoor.]
I, too, like the blur of the bg and fg.
Tfs, regards Jean.

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 447 W: 134 N: 196] (7270)
  • [2008-05-22 9:20]
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hey my friend this is a female wheatear... :)
but so far away...

if you would like to know how to get closer them I would like to share my experiences...

see you my friend

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