Eurasian Oystercatcher [strandskata]

My favorites the oystercatchers, and plenty of them! Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on March 28, 2019.

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

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 150mm, f/9, 1/400.

Meadow Pipit [ängspiplärka]

It's getting warmer, and the meadow pipits have started to sing! Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on March 28, 2019.

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

Eurasian Oystercatcher [strandskata]

My absolute favorite is back! Pics from A. Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on March 22, 2019.

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

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

Common Starling [stare]

We don't often get to see starling murmurations here, and this isn't even close. But for me, this is one of the best signs of spring there is: they have returned! Mollön nature reserve, Uddevalla, on March 22, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 100, 300mm, f/9, 1/800.

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.

Great Spotted Woodpecker [större hackspett]

The woodpecker has found a clever way to feed himself, hasn't he? And I guess he feels safe behind bars, and that's why he let me come relatively close for once. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on February 27, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO800, 300mm, f/9, 1/80.

Rock Pipit [skärpiplärka]

This time of year, it's the rock pipits that make us take the trip to the coast line. Haby bukt, Ramsvikslandet, on February 20, 2019.

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

Great Black-Backed Gull [havstrut]

Cold winds, some sun and some birds. Like this magnificent pair of great black-backed gulls. Haby bukt, Ramsvikslandet nature reserve, on February 20, 2019.

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

European Goldfinch [steglits]

We hardly ever see goldfinches around here. This winter is an exception – some days there's been 20 or 30 in the birch trees next to our feeding station. But every time I show up with the camera they disappear. So this is not a good photo. But at least there's a goldfinch. Hedegärde, Uddevalla, on February 7, 2019.

Pentax K50, ISO 3200, 300mm, f/8, 1/320.