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Common Whitethroat
McHeath

Common Whitethroat (Curruca communis)

Not a brilliant photo, but it's still one of my favourites because it perfectly illustrates my experience of trying to photograph this species during the 7 weeks I recently spent in Hessen (central Germany). They were all over the place in the bushes and fields near the river, but try to capture one with the camera... !

Also added this photo to illustrate the reason for my preference for the second of the two possible interpretations of the German name "Dorngrasmücke" in this thread ;) :

https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/whitethroat.667685/page-2#xfmg-comment-4550595

Thanks again for your brilliant photo, Donald!
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Habitat
Bushes near river
Location
River Fulda near Friedlos, Hessen, central Germany
Date taken
June 2021
Scientific name
Curruca communis
Equipment used
Lumix FZ300

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
McHeath
Date added
View count
307
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ300
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
108.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Whitethroat Rhäden.JPG
File size
5.1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 20 June 2021 10:49 AM
Dimensions
4000px x 3000px

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