Redstart (male) at Martinselkonen

Martinselkonen, Suomussalmi, Finland (June 2013)

This photo was taken on a Nature Images Finland Bears trip led by Mark Sisson. Click here to see Mark's blog posting on the trip. This bird perched briefly in a dead tree next to one of the Swamp Hides.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common Redstart / Internet Bird Collection
Common Redstart / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Phoenicurus phoenicurus
BirdLife International / Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

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