There aren’t many all-blue songbirds within the Western Palearctic, however the very sensible Tenerife Blue Chaffinch is considered one of them. Endemic to its namesake island, this sensible hen inhabits high-elevation pine forests on the island, the place it may be discovered with relative ease and can be relatively photogenic at instances. However, it’s typically noticed hopping round on the bottom because it feeds, so Mark Woodhead’s wonderful photograph of a hen perched in profile on a department with a clear, inexperienced background actually stood out. Well uncovered in mushy, impartial gentle situations, Mark has very a lot nailed the shot of this fascinating speices.
Other notable photographs
Short-toed Snake Eagle and Yellow-legged Gull, Gibraltar, Gibraltar (Robert Perez).
Mute Swan, Hill Head, Hampshire (Peter Honeysett).
Black-billed Gull, Queenstown, New Zealand (Neil Loverock).
Egyptian Goose, Beckenham, London (Mark Phillips).
Mallard, Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset & Bristol (Carl Bovis).
Myrtle Warbler, Kilwinning, Ayrshire (Raoul Chandrasakera).
Coal Tit, Loch Garten RSPB, Highland (Robert Kitchen).
Blackbird, Forres, Moray & Nairn (Graham Larrington).
Waxwing, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Tim White).
Waxwing, Gedling, Nottinghamshire (Glyn Sellors).
