Common Crane [trana]

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

From our field trip to Lake Hornborga: cranes. And even more cranes. This day they counted more than 27,000 cranes at the lake. Trandansen, Hornborgasjön, on April 6, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/9, 1/400.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/9, 1/400.

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

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

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 135mm, f/9, 1/250.

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

And one rarity – one of the cranes with brightly colored rings on its legs. These are used so that researchers can trace their migration, 

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

Whooper Swan [sångsvan]

From our field trip to Lake Hornborga: although it's all about the cranes this time of year, it's also a good place to see lots – and I do mean lots – of whooper swans, taking a short break on their way north. Trandansen, Hornborgasjön, on April 6, 2019.

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

Pentax K50, ISO200, 300mm, f/9, 1/400.

Whooper Swan [sångsvan]

It's migration time for the whooper swans. These ones are heading for the far north. Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on April 2, 2018.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 77.5mm, f/11, 1/5000. 

Whooper Swan [sångsvan]

Field trip to Hornborgasjön on August 13, 2017.

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

Whooper Swan [sångsvan]

One of the other middle aged couples we met today didn't know what to make of this elegant bird. They had probably never met a walking whooper swan before. Naturum Hornborgasjön, Broddetorp, on October 8, 2016.

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

Whooper Swan [sångsvan]

Some whooper swans, passing by on their way in search for whatever. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on December 3, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 108mm, f/6.3, 1/320.

Common Crane [trana]

Hornborgasjön is well known among bird lovers. In a few weeks in the spring, up to 25,000 cranes come together to dance, before they migrate further north. The whooper swans like to mingle. Trandansen, Hornborgasjön, on April 10, 2015.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/160.

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.1, 1/160.