Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Male Black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) standing on stone, Nortern Cyprus, April 2009

Andres M. Dominguez / Black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) male Spain, June.

Roger Powell / Black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) male perched on an electricity pole during Spring migration. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Male Black-eared Wheatear (Oenenthe hispanica) in Spring plumage, Israel March

Markus Varesvuo / Male Black-eared Wheatear (Oenenthe hispanica) in Spring plumage, Israel March

Markus Varesvuo / Male Black-eared Wheatear (Oenenthe hispanica) in Spring plumage, Israel March

Markus Varesvuo / Female Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) Israel March

Markus Varesvuo / Male Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) in Spring plumage, Israel March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Eastern black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca) male, Oman, April

Mathias Schaef / Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) female, Turkey

Andres M. Dominguez / Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) female, Cadiz, Spain

Andres M. Dominguez / Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) male, Cadiz, Spain