Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe

f9 @ 1/250s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X tele-converter


\"Northern Wheatear,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia.The Northern Wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and Asia with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds winter in Africa.
Hofdi Penninsula, Iceland
 
05/30/2013