Stonechat
Saxicola torquanta. Devon, UK
Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red breasts and a mottled brown back. Females lack the male’s black head, but have brown backs and an orange tinge to their chests. Birds are frequently seen flicking their wings while perched, often doing so on the tops of low bushes. As its name suggests, birds utter a sharp loud call that sound like two stones being tapped together. They breed in western and southern parts of the UK, but disperse more widely in winter. Although the species is not faring too badly in the UK, it is doing less well on the continent and is of European conservation concern, making it an Amber List species. They can be seen all year round, their usual habitats are heaths, conifer plantations or coastal sites, especially in southern and western counties. They feed on invertebrates, seeds and fruit (eg blackberries).
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NATURELENS, 4 months ago
NATURELENS, 4 months ago
velveteagle, 4 months ago
Beautiful.. Almost like a perfect painting.. You really a wonderful capture..
AnaCBStudio, 4 months ago
This is so lovely!...beautiful colors and details…
Cherie Dirksen, 4 months ago
This is such a beautiful shot!
pat oubridge, 4 months ago
This is so beautiful Neil
mlgkats, 4 months ago
great capture good pov , a great colors and beautiful bird
Sharon Perrett, 4 months ago
Gorgeous, the DOF on this is amazing, beautiful clarity, perfect
Richard Veal, 4 months ago
Wow Neil. Great capture and dof.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 4 months ago
Soooooo Beautiful!!! :-))
Michael Kloepping, 4 months ago
Awesome capture—great clarity and dof
micmac, 4 months ago
Realy beautiful composition ,the soft blue background with the darker bird is stunning ,fantastic shot.
Tom Vaughan, 4 months ago
just perfect!
Lindsay Knowles, 4 months ago
Great shot. The out of focus plant adds alot to the shot.
Anthony Hedger, 4 months ago
stunning Neil
dinghysailor1, 4 months ago
exquisitely captured!
Tammara, 4 months ago
Gorgeous!
Krys Bailey, 3 months ago
Pretty little bird and so beautifully and naturally framed!
aroha, 3 months ago
Lovely shot, the colours are gorgeous and the bird is beautifully sharp, nicely framed by the flowers too
John Radosevich, 3 months ago
gorgeous shot, love the colors
Annette Blattman, 3 months ago
so delicate, lovely shot
Jennifer Woodward, 3 months ago
This so pretty! :-)
mjaniceanne, 3 months ago
This is exquisite! Perfect background, colors, everything!!
Graeme Pettit ..., 2 months ago
Lovely depth of field – the muted background shows the bird so well – not seen one of these for many years
pene, 2 months ago
STUNNING !!
I thought it was a painting as first !!
lovely capture !!
Jan Piller, 2 months ago
This is just soooo lovely!! What a perfect composition!
Kurt Tutschek, 2 months ago
beautifully captured – and you chose the perfect dof!
Christina Martin, about 1 month ago
stunning capture
Trudi ~, about 1 month ago
This is so pretty,lovely capture and comp
NATURELENS in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, about 1 month ago
Hi Trudi, Thank you for your comment.
Lisa G. Putman, 24 days ago
Wow, this is so soft and beautiful! So well done! A new fav!
flower68, 24 days ago
omg how absolutely exquisite.at first I thought it was a painting,then a sculpural thing,but it’s real and it’s an absolutely beautiful delicate photograph.wow.
Kate Adams, 16 days ago
So delicate and beautiful, I love the softness of the colours..gorgeous capture!!!
Beve Brown-Clark, 11 days ago
Prefectly framed…lovely little guy!
KMorral, 10 days ago
Beautiful clarity, fantastic framing, great colours.
CJ Hummel, 10 days ago
That is simply stunning. I love the pastel colours in the background, it gives a 3D effect of the bird.
dolphindancer, 4 days ago
This is so precious and sweet!