Eurasian Oystercatcher [strandskata]

My favorites the oystercatchers, and plenty of them! Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on March 28, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/9, 1/400.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 150mm, f/9, 1/400.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

Like the true opportunists they are, the gulls keep a close eye on everything. One never knows when something edible will turn up. Kungshamn on July 12, 2017.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 190mm, f/7.1, 1/640.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 260mm, f/7.1, 1/800.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

From the archive: A common gull, displaying itself against one of the pylons of the Uddevalla bridge. Mollön, Uddevalla, on March 28, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/11, 1/500.

Western Marsh Harrier [brun kärrhök]

There are several marsh harriers patrolling the reeds of Dättern. The first pic is so typical: one march harrier in the air, keeping an eye on the waterfront, and another one sitting in the reed, almost invisible if you don't know it's there. These birds were quite rare some years ago, but their numbers are increasing. Dättern nature reserve, Grästorp, on July 20, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/8, 1/1600.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/14, 1/500.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/16, 1/1000.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

Dättern nature reserve, Grästorp, on July 20, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/16, 1/800.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

What you see is not always what you get. I saw seven cattle, idyllically chewing by the creek. The camera saw a gull, and what I believe is a young starling. Tun, Lidköping, on July 3, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 150mm, f/14, 1/500.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

From the archive: These common gulls always return to the same lake every summer. Herrestadsfjället, Uddevalla, on June 30, 2014.

Canon EOS 550D, ISO 1000, 250mm, f/5.6, 1/2000.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

The common gull is often seen as annoying, noisy and gluttonous, begging for food wherever there are tourists. No tourists here, hence the idyllic scene. Lanesund, on June 5, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/11, 1/320.

Common Gull [fiskmås]

Gåsevik, Skaftö, on April 19, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 400, 300mm, f/9, 1/320.