Chimney Sweeps

Here’s a handsome Italian chap:

Black Redstart - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

He’s a Codirosso Spazzacamino, a male Black Redstart. What fine plumage he has.

Black Redstart - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Spazzacamino means chimney sweep in Italian, and they’re named after the ash-grey colour.

Black Redstart - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Beautiful against the azure Italian sky.

Black Redstart - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

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