Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

She's back! Naturum Hornborgasjön, Broddetorp, on April 6, 2019.

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

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

I'm very fond of wagtails. Who isn't? Hornborgasjön on August 2, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 300mm, f/16, 1/600. 

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

He was furious at his "rival" – and it didn't matter that the mirrors were folded … Älje-Porsen nature reserve, Uddevalla, on April 29, 2018.

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

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

The pied wagtails are back, so spring is finally here! Älje-Porsen nature reserve, Uddevalla, on April 18, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 300mm, f/8, 1/1250.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

I'm not used to see pied wagtails posing on posts like this, but it's a good spot to look for insects. Älje Porsen nature reserve, Uddevalla, on June 4, 2017.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/9, 1/320. 

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

Busy feeding its young ones. Grosshamn, Ramsvikslandet, on June 1, 2017.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/13, 1/500.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

From the archive: Another wagtail, straight from the bath. Lilla Askerön, on June 21, 2008.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/500.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

There's plenty of food around for the pied wagtails and their young ones. These are our neighbors. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on June 6, 2016.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 260mm, f/5.8, 1/320.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/800.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

From the archive: For me, April is the month of the wagtails. Like this, on a rooftop against a clear blue sky. Kavelanda, Uddevalla, on April 9, 2011.

Nikon D5000, ISO 200, 200mm, f/11 1/400.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

There are still plenty of wagtails around if you know where to find them. Soon, they will migrate south. Ramsvikslandet nature reserve, on September 19, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/6.3, 1/800.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

There are still some wagtails around, late migrators that try to take advantage of the late summer and a bath on a gravel road. Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on September 3, 2015.

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

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

Röe gård, Brodalen, on July 31, 2015.

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

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

This wagtail sure knew where to find the best lunch. Fengerfors bruk, on July 8, 2015.

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

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/8, 1/1000.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

From the archive: A pied wagtail watching tourists watching birds. Henån, Orust, on July 6, 2014.

Canon EOS 550D, ISO 100, 250mm, f/6.3, 1/320.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

Today we went all the way to the westernmost point of Hindens rev, a very straight and very narrow (often not more than 20–50 meters) peninsula stretching five kilometers out in lake Vänern. At the head, the young wagtails were busy catching insects. Hindens rev, Vänern, on July 3, 2015.

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

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 260mm, f/16, 1/640.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/14, 1/640.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

One of our neighbors hunts in the gutter. Very successfully, as it seems – there’s lots of green larvae and shining bugs. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on June 13, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 400, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/800.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/5.8, 1/400.

Pentax K50, ISO 400, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/800.

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

Compare this pied wagtail to the one published the other day. Similar habitats, don't you think? You couldn't be more wrong. While the other one lives by the sea, this one has taken up residence at a small fresh water pond. The sea shells here are fossils, 10,000 years old. Skalbankarna nature reserve, Uddevalla, on May 9, 2015.

Pentax K-50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/800. 

Pied Wagtail [sädesärla]

Traditionally, the pied wagtail is supposed to return on April 10. This year it did. This photo is from Gåsevik, Skaftö, on April 19, 2015, where it was searching for insects.

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