Mute Swan [knölsvan]

These mute swans were going way faster than the traffic. Date night at the hotel? Nygårdsängens nature reserve, Vänersborg, on April 19, 2020.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/11, 1/400.

Common Eider [ejder]

When I were a kid, the eiders gathered in thousands this time of year. Today … well, let's say they were easy to count. It's such a beautiful bird! Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on March 28, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/9, 1/500.

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

Spring is here, and so is courting season. Sunds marine biodiversity reserve, Uddevalla, on March 16, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/9, 1/640.

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

From our traditional New Year's Day birdwatching: a mute swan begging for food. Hasselbacken, Uddevalla, on January 1, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 190mm, f/5.6, 1/500. 

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

A young mute swan. Grönvik, Ödsmål, on May 11, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/5.8, 1/640.

Mute swan [knölsvan]

Finally spring, and time to get them feathers in order. Ramsvikslandet nature reserve, on March 25, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 300mm, f/20, 1/6000.

Goosander [storskrake]

A calm – and foggy – day by the sea with some sun breaking through just as this goosander was in sight. But look at the mute swan on the reef! Sandö, Kungshamn, on February 17, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/5.8, 1/400.

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

Some birds really go to extremes avoiding having their pictures taken, don't they? Maltes stig, Saltkällan, on March 25, 2017.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/14, 1/500.

Birding in the Middle of London

From the archive: When I visited London in 2013, I had not read the fantastic blog on the birds in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park (this is now one of my favorite bird blogs). Therefore, I was rather surprised by the number of birds in the middle of London. The grey herons chase fish everywhere, like here, in the Italian Gardens. On June 15, 2013.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/250.

A greater scaup.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 22mm, f/4, 1/400.

A coot's nest.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/250.

Side by side, what I think is a common pochard and a great cormorant.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/125.

A mute swan and its cygnets.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/405.

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

From the archive: A mute swans patrolling its waters. Henån, on May 10, 2008.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 196, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/60.

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

A slightly odd angle but a common bird. Naturum Hornborgasjön, Broddetorp, on April 10, 2015.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/640.

Mute Swan [knölsvan]

Just passing by at Mollön, Uddevalla, on March 19, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/11, 1/400.