Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, Feeding Fledglings
'Mouths to feed'. A grainy image, but caught in an oak tree in the depths of a dark ancient wood, a beautiful Spotted flycatcher with a fly in its beak about to feed it to its fledglings. It was a dull day with very low light, I had to bang my ISO up out of limits, but I got the image that I wanted. A summer visitor in North Yorkshire.
Watch the deadly accurate flying of the spotted flycatcher in woodlands, gardens and parks. It sits quietly on a perch waiting for an unsuspecting insect to fly by, deftly dashing out to seize it
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages ...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Spotted flycatcher - Old world Flycatcher family
Scientific name: Muscicapa striata
Species information
Category
Thrushes, chats, flycatchers, starling, dipper and wren
Statistics
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 24cm
Weight: 17g
Average lifespan: 2 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Red under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015). Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework.
When to see: April to September
About
The spotted flycatcher is a medium-sized songbird of open woodland, parks and gardens. It has a relatively long tail, which it flicks while it sits patiently on a perch waiting for a chance to fly out and catch its insect-prey mid-air. During the breeding season, spotted flycatchers can be seen across the UK, but they leave here in August for their wintering grounds in tropical Africa. Passage migrants can be seen in September.
How to identify
A streaky, greyish-brown bird, the spotted flycatcher is pale underneath, with a streaky crown and breast.
Distribution
A widespread summer visitor.
Habitats
FarmlandWoodlandTowns and gardens. WT Notes.
Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, Feeding Fledglings
'Mouths to feed'. A grainy image, but caught in an oak tree in the depths of a dark ancient wood, a beautiful Spotted flycatcher with a fly in its beak about to feed it to its fledglings. It was a dull day with very low light, I had to bang my ISO up out of limits, but I got the image that I wanted. A summer visitor in North Yorkshire.
Watch the deadly accurate flying of the spotted flycatcher in woodlands, gardens and parks. It sits quietly on a perch waiting for an unsuspecting insect to fly by, deftly dashing out to seize it
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages ...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Spotted flycatcher - Old world Flycatcher family
Scientific name: Muscicapa striata
Species information
Category
Thrushes, chats, flycatchers, starling, dipper and wren
Statistics
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 24cm
Weight: 17g
Average lifespan: 2 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Red under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015). Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework.
When to see: April to September
About
The spotted flycatcher is a medium-sized songbird of open woodland, parks and gardens. It has a relatively long tail, which it flicks while it sits patiently on a perch waiting for a chance to fly out and catch its insect-prey mid-air. During the breeding season, spotted flycatchers can be seen across the UK, but they leave here in August for their wintering grounds in tropical Africa. Passage migrants can be seen in September.
How to identify
A streaky, greyish-brown bird, the spotted flycatcher is pale underneath, with a streaky crown and breast.
Distribution
A widespread summer visitor.
Habitats
FarmlandWoodlandTowns and gardens. WT Notes.