European Herring Gull [gråtrut]

From the archive: The winter of 2010 was fantastic, with the archipelago covered in ice! Lysekil, on February 13, 2010.

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

Canon PowerShot A620, ISO 50, 29mm, f/4.5, 1/1250.

European Herring Gull [gråtrut]

From the archive: A herring gull patiently waiting for someone to drop something eatable. Pic from A. In the center of Uddevalla, on November 14, 2012.

Samsung WB600, ISO 100, 49mm, f/5.5, 1/180.

European Blue Tit [blåmes]

From the archive: A blue tit at our winter feeding station. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on February 4, 2012.

Samsung WB600, ISO 100, 58mm, f/5.8, 1/125.

Common Blackbird [koltrast]

From the archive: The winter of 2011/2012 was particularly cold and snowy. This blackbird took up residence at our balcony, so interested in the extra food we provided that neither the cat nor some humans seemed to bother it. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on February 3, 2012.

Samsung WB600, ISO 100, 40mm, f/5, 1/180.

European Blue Tit [blåmes]

One of our curious blue tits. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on January 20, 2016.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 260mm, f/5.6, 1/30.

European Blue Tit [blåmes]

If the blue tit prefers to turn its head away from the camera, what can you do? This one was actually on our balcony rail, much to our cat's amusement.  Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on January 17, 2016.

Pentax K50, ISO 800, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/320.

Eurasian Nuthatch [nötväcka]

They don't like being disturbed, do they, not on a sunny day like this. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on January 17, 2016.

Pentax K50, ISO 200, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/320.

Eurasian Siskin [grönsiska]

We have more of the siskins around, now that the temperature has dropped. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on January 17, 2016.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/5.8, 1/500.

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

Eurasian Robin [rödhake]

So curious, but yet so shy. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on January 17, 2016.

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

Busy at our Feeding Station

It's getting colder, and we have lots of more birds at our feeding station. So meet some of our resident blue birds, nuthatches, siskins (this is actually the first week we've had siskins here), great tits and robins. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on January 13, 2016.

Pentax K50, ISO 1600, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/320.

Pentax K50, ISO 1600, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/320.

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

Pentax K50, ISO 1600, 300mm, f/5.8, 1/400.

Pentax K50, ISO 1600, 300mm, f/7.1, 1/800.