Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 183

Today for the Free theme of the Photo Contest by Hive account@nelinoeva I want to show you some pictures of the European Stonechat that I found in north eastern Austria at the border to Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Stonechat loves high meaddowas and needs them for breeding. These birds live in rough grassland with scattered small shrubs and bramble and because there are only a few of these grasslands left. Due to heavy efforts protecting these grasslands and the habitat of the european stonechat, their number can be kept steady. But I have to admit that I only found a few spots where I was able to encounter this bird.

European stonechat sitting on a post. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera used	Nikon Z6II
Lens used	Sigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter used	none
Exposure Time	1/2000 Seconds
Aperture used	F6.3
Focal Length	600 mm
Time	01:27 pm
ISO	100

Female european stonechat. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera used	Nikon Z6II
Lens used	Sigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter used	none
Exposure Time	1/2000 Seconds
Aperture used	F6.3
Focal Length	600 mm
Time	01:27 pm
ISO	100

European stonechat in the reed. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera used	Nikon Z6II
Lens used	Sigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter used	none
Exposure Time	1/2000 Seconds
Aperture used	F6.3
Focal Length	600 mm
Time	01:27 pm
ISO	100

European stonechat (male) on a tree. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera used	Nikon Z6II
Lens used	Sigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter used	none
Exposure Time	1/2000 Seconds
Aperture used	F6.3
Focal Length	600 mm
Time	01:27 pm
ISO	100

Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 183 - European stonechat free theme