The Bluethroat: Close Up HD Footage (Luscinia svecica)

The Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a stunner of a little bird that breeds across northern parts of Europe and Asia. As you might guess from its name, the male has a brilliant blue patch on its throat to pull in the ladies during mating season. Closely related to robins and nightingales, these dainty birds migrate amazing distances twice a year between northerly breeding areas and wintering grounds in north Africa and the Middle East. When setting up home for summer, they construct neatly woven cup nests on the ground, hidden away in vegetation. A diet of insects and berries fuels their long journeys. Despite being widespread still, some Bluethroat populations are unfortunately declining thanks to habitat loss and degradation.

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