Great Black-Backed Gull [havstrut]

Cold winds, some sun and some birds. Like this magnificent pair of great black-backed gulls. Haby bukt, Ramsvikslandet nature reserve, on February 20, 2019.

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

Great Black-Backed Gull [havstrut]

Our largest gull – the great black-backed. Haby bukt, Ramsvikslandet nature reserve, on March 25, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 300mm, f/16, 1/2500. 

Great Black-Backed Gull [havstrut]

This great black-backed gull fought a good twenty minutes for his lunch: a garfish. Lanesund, on June 13, 2015.

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

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

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

Red-Brested Merganser [småskrake]

Four juvenil red-brested merganser, on a sand shore that soon will transform into a tourists’ paradise. For a couple of more days, it belongs to the birds. The great black-backed gull was probably hoping for dinner, but had to make other plans. You can almost see how disappointed he is! Kosterhavet National Park, on June 10, 2015.

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

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

Great Black-Backed Gull [havstrut]

The great black-backed gull is our largest gull. Compare it to the common shelduck standing closer to me! It’s wingspan is comparable with my hight (170 cm), but it’s weight is only about half of a normal house cat. Lanesund, on June 5, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/800.