Northern Wheatear

[David Morison]

Spotted on the old WWII Airfield on the outskirts of my village, stopping over on their way to the moorland areas where they will breed.

The spectacular male:



And his good lady:



Canon 7D plus EF 400mm f5.6L

David

[Barr1e]

Re: Northern Wheatear

Thanks for these.

Regards. Barr1e

[Pops]

Re: Northern Wheatear

They would be ready for a break after their journey.
Beautiful shots as per usual.

[escallonia]

Re: Northern Wheatear

I have never heard of this wonderful bird, I looked it up and found this information http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-journeys.html
so interesting David, excellent photo's John.

[John Perriment]

Re: Northern Wheatear

A lovely matching pair.

[David Morison]

Re: Northern Wheatear

I have never heard of this wonderful bird, I looked it up and found this information http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-journeys.html
so interesting David, excellent photo's John.

Thanks for this John, but the article omits to say that large numbers don't go all the way to Baffin Island but breed on the moors and uplands of the UK.

David

[David M]

Re: Northern Wheatear

The birds that do breed in arctic Canada don't migrate through Canada but cross the Atlantic and through Europe on their way south.