🦉 The redwing (Turdus iliacus)
- Turdus (Latin) thrush
- iliacus ilia (lat.) sides, iliacus with sides (i.e. with red sides)
This small-sized thrush arrives early in the spring, just as the snow is actively melting. I see and hear them every spring in the old cemetery, where they can often be spotted alongside fieldfares.
Although they are quite skittish during the breeding season (unlike, say, fieldfares), I managed to capture a singing male. Incidentally, their songs are completely chaotic and indistinct—a jumble of whistles, gurgles, and chirps, all haphazardly interwoven.
| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary |