Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) male winter plumage dark brown streaked back pale neck patch and white rump pale red orange breast black legs and bill.

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This delightful stone chat in winter plumage was unsettled by multiple dog walkers going through the habitat. It would go from one perch to another in the vegetation at wide water lagoon Shoreham UK.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Shoreham wide water lagoon UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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