Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male singing, Inari, Finland. Magic Moments book plate.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing, Upper Bavaria, Germany. April

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) female on post. Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male with ring on leg singing on fence. Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male on post. Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.

Konrad Wothe / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing, Brittany, France, Europe

Jussi Murtosaari / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), adult male, Finland, May.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male on a branch, Vendee, France,March.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a branch Vendee, France, May

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a branch Vendee, France, May

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male on a branch, Vendee, France, April

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a branch, Vendee, France, April

Christophe Courteau / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France, May.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing and displaying, sitting on reed, Hessen, Germany, March.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing and displaying, sitting on reed, Hessen, Germany April.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male sitting in reed bed, Hessen, Germany April.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing and displaying, sitting in reed bed, Hessen, Germany April.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male sitting on reed, Hessen, Germany March.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing and displaying, sitting on reed, Hessen, Germany March.

Ingo Arndt / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male sitting on reed, Hessen, Germany March.

Erlend Haarberg / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing. Vauldalen, Norway, May.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia cyanecula), male, Bayern, Germany. March

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia cyanecula), male, Bayern, Germany. April

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia cyanecula), male, Bayern, Germany. April

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia cyanecula), female, Bayern, Germany. April

Roger Powell / Red-spotted bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing from a Willow twig over breeding territory. Langbuness, Varanger fjord, Finmark, Norway

Roger Powell / Red-spotted bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing from a Willow twig over breeding territory. Langbuness, Varanger fjord, Finmark, Norway

Roger Powell / Red-spotted bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing from a Willow twig over breeding territory. Langbuness, Varanger fjord, Finmark, Norway

Erlend Haarberg / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male. Norway May

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a branch. Vendee, France, April

Gerrit Vyn / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male in breeding plumage. Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA. June.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) perched on a branch, singing, Oppland, Norway, June.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), Oppland, Norway, June.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), Oppland, Norway, June.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) feeding, with beetle larva in its beak, Oppland, Norway, June.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) young on ground, Vendee, France, June

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) juvenile on fence, Vendee, France, June

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing on fence, Vendee, France, June

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica / svecicus) with beak full of insect prey, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male perching with prey in beak, Norway.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat male{Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} Norway.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male perching in Willow (Salix) bush with prey, Norway.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male perched on rock, Norway.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male in flight, Inari, Finland.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat male {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} Karigasniemi, Finland.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male on ground, Inari, Finland.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male perching with prey in beak, Karigasniemi, Norway.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat {Luscinia svecica / Erithacus svecicus} male singing on bush, Inari, Finland.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) female, Lapland, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) female, Lapland, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male, Lapland, Karigasniemi, Finland, July.

Loic Poidevin / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), with insect prey, Marais breton, Brittany / Bretagne, France, May.

Loic Poidevin / Female Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), with insect prey, Marais breton, Brittany / Bretagne, France, May.

Loic Poidevin / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), with insect prey, Marais breton, Brittany / Bretagne, France, May.

Loic Poidevin / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), with insect prey, Marais breton, Brittany / Bretagne, France, May.

Mike Read / Bluethroat male in birch tree {Erithacus svecicus} Nesseby Norway

Mike Read / Bluethroat male displaying in birch tree {Erithacus svecicus} Nesseby Norway

Konrad Wothe / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male singing and defecating whilst perched on top of tree, Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Konrad Wothe / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male singing whilst perched in tree, Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Mateusz Piesiak / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male in breeding plumage, perched on reed, singing, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland. April.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, perched on snow-covered branch, Germany. April.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, walking along branch, Germany. March.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, perched on tree stump singing, Germany. March.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, perched on snow-covered reed, Germany. April.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, singing as a courtship display, Germany.

Hermann Brehm / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, looking up at snowflakes whilst perching on a snowy branch, Germany.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) perched on a rock in the mountains, Riano, Castilla y Leon, Spain. July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) vocalising perched on a lichen covered rock in the mountains, Castilla y Leon, Spain. July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) portrait, Castilla y Leon, Spain. July.

Hermann Brehm / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) standing on a branch, calling, Germany. April.

Loic Poidevin / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) perched on rock, insect in mouth. Spain. February.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing on post, Aiguillon Bay Nature Reserve, Vendee, France, Europe.

Hermann Brehm / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) sitting and singing, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Hermann Brehm / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) preening in the sun, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male on pole, with insect, Vendeen Marsh, France, May

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male. Uto, Finland. May.

Markus Varesvuo / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male. Uto, Finland. May.

Erlend Haarberg / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing. Vauldalen, Norway. May.

David Pattyn / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing Malpie Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard The Netherlands, May

Jussi Murtosaari / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) male singing, Finland, June.