Wheatear, male. Stanage Edge, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_8891.jpg
I'd walked along below the Edge to an area where Ian Bollen and I had found Ring Ouzels feeding on 14 April, but nothing was stirring in the cold and shade of this section of the Edge, before the sun got further round and higher. So I went back to the sunny SE end of the Edge and then slowly repeated the process.
I spotted Wheatears characteristically standing up on heather as before, I managed a few shots before this one was joined by a Meadow Pipit, decided it didn't like the company and found an alternative perch, further away.
Thanks for you faves and comments.
Wheatear, male. Stanage Edge, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_8891.jpg
I'd walked along below the Edge to an area where Ian Bollen and I had found Ring Ouzels feeding on 14 April, but nothing was stirring in the cold and shade of this section of the Edge, before the sun got further round and higher. So I went back to the sunny SE end of the Edge and then slowly repeated the process.
I spotted Wheatears characteristically standing up on heather as before, I managed a few shots before this one was joined by a Meadow Pipit, decided it didn't like the company and found an alternative perch, further away.
Thanks for you faves and comments.