Reed bunting male (Emberiza schoeniclus) on reed insects in bill black head and throat white collar and small white stripe down from bill streaky bird

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Reed buntings were flying past the front of the bird hide at the waters edge and into the reed bed at the end of the hide. To take the image I had to lean out of the opened window with my 150-600 sigma lens. The male here was repeatingly catching insects and returning to a nest out of sight.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Warnham nature reserve Horsham UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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