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.

Common Magpie [skata]

The young magpie looks just like its parents, but it still demands to be fed. Fengerfors bruk, on July 8, 2015.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/16, 1/640.

Common Chaffinch [bofink]

Quietly looking for some food. Fengerfors bruk, on July 8, 2015.

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

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.

Hooded Crow [kråka]

From the archive: Two of last years young crows, keeping a close eye on the neighborhood. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on July 6, 2014.

Canon EOS 550D, ISO 640, 250mm, f/7.1, 1/400.

Canon EOS 550D, ISO 800, 250mm, f/6.3, 1/400.

Common Magpie [skata]

From the archive: Bird on a hot tiled roof. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on July 5, 2014.

Canon EOS 550D, ISO 160, 250mm, f/6.3, 1/320.

Harris’ Hawk [kaktusvråk]

From the archive: These are so beautiful! They are part of the Trafalgar Square Project, to keep the square free from pigeons. Trafalgar Square, London, on June 17, 2013.

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

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.

Goosander [storskrake]

Today's treat: a family of goosanders, the young ones – eight of them! – taking turn to get a free ride and taking after their mother in the fine art of catching a fish for lunch. Hindens rev, Vänern, on July 3, 2015.

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

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

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/8, 1/2500.

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.