Juvenile Stonechat - a photo on Flickriver

Juvenile Stonechat

            Taken in a local wood in West Calder, West Lothian.

The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

Key information
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.

What they eat:
Invertebrates, seeds and fruit (e.g. blackberries).

Measurements:
Length:12.5cm
Wingspan:18-21cm
Weight:13-17g

Population: 
UK breeding:65,000 pairs

   

Taken on: May 28, 2023

Tags:

@VanguardPhotoUK

@VanguardNature

rubicola

NIKON

D850

Log

Woodland

RSPB

parkland

British

Bird

May

2023

Livingston

West

Lothian

Scotland

BTO

AvianPhotography

Avian

Photography

Jason

Prince « less

Sets appears in: • Juvenile/Fledglings 2023 • Nikon 500mm PF ED VR f/5.6 more » • Other small UK birds • Birds • Nikon D850 • Wildlife & Animals « less

Groups appears in: • *Specialist Nature & Wildlife Photographers* (P1 - A2) • Frame It! ~Level 01~ (P1/A5) more » • *Photos Loisirs* Level 1 • Photography Vision • *Photos Loisirs* Level 2 • *Photos Loisirs* Level 3 • DSLR Autofocus Level 1 • Specialists' Choice Nature & Wildlife (P1 - A2) • The Specialists' Hall of Fame « less

Camera: Nikon D850, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 500mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	500.0 mm f/5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.5 (Windows)
Show full info

Stats: 13,397 views / 124 comments

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder