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Redstart
Tord S Eriksson

Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

A redstart can be found in many of Europe's gardens, but is not that easy to see, as it spends most time in bushes and shrubs. A female, like this one, is very discreetly coloured, while the males eventually get a dark red breast, and black throat, and ditto chin, areas, and a grey head and back, while the tail is more or less identical for both sexes, and the juveniles.
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Habitat
garden/bushes
Location
Ottenby Bird Station, Sweden.
Date taken
04/10/2016
Scientific name
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Equipment used
Nikon 1 V2, Sigma 150-600 Sports.
Tord S Eriksson
Never been this close a redstart before, so I wasn't sure what bird it was, as the female differs drastically from the more colourful male.

As the light was good the Nikon 1 V2, together with the big Sigma 150-600 Sports, proved to be the perfect combination, as good lighting is necessary for good shots with a 1" sensor camera, or long exposures, which birds seldom allow you to use.

Processing the shot with the help of DxO Optics Pro 11 helps as well, by the way.
 
KC Foggin
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A super and beautiful closeup of this Redstart Tord. Lovely detail in this beautiful capture.
 

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