Spring break - Part 2

Three-toed Woodpecker – Tretåig hackspett – Háromujjú hőcsik (Picoides tridactylus)

Three-toed Woodpecker – Tretåig hackspett – Háromujjú hőcsik (Picoides tridactylus)

Three-toed Woodpecker – Tretåig hackspett – Háromujjú hőcsik (Picoides tridactylus)

Three-toed Woodpecker – Tretåig hackspett – Háromujjú hőcsik (Picoides tridactylus)

Whooper Swan - Sångsvan - Énekes hattyú (Cygnus cygnus)

Whooper Swan - Sångsvan - Énekes hattyú (Cygnus cygnus)

Brambling – Bergfink – Fenyőpinty (Fringilla montifringilla)

Brambling – Bergfink – Fenyőpinty (Fringilla montifringilla)

Marsh Tit - Entita - Barátcinege (Parus palustis)

Greylag Goose – Grågås – Nyári lúd (Anser anser)

Dipper – Strömstare – Vízirigó (Cinclus cinclus)

Dipper – Strömstare – Vízirigó (Cinclus cinclus)

Dipper – Strömstare – Vízirigó (Cinclus cinclus)

Dipper – Strömstare – Vízirigó (Cinclus cinclus)

Merlin – Stenfalk - Kis sólyom (Falco columbarius)

Merlin – Stenfalk - Kis sólyom (Falco columbarius)

Yellowhammer - Gulsparv - Citromsármány (Emberiza citrinella)

Great Gray Owl - Lappuggla - Szakállas bagoly (Strix nebulosa)

Great Gray Owl - Lappuggla - Szakállas bagoly (Strix nebulosa)

Great Gray Owl - Lappuggla - Szakállas bagoly (Strix nebulosa)

Great Gray Owl - Lappuggla - Szakállas bagoly (Strix nebulosa)

Merlin

 The picture is from Öland, taken two months ago.

Merlin – Stenfalk - Kis sólyom (Falco columbarius)

Two productive days

The past week has been a lot about school, but Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday morning was all about birding.

Friday afternoon I walked around downtown, trying to find Collared Doves (didn't find any):

Mallard - Gräsand - Tőkés réce (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard - Gräsand - Tőkés réce (Anas platyrhynchos)

 In the evening I went to Asköviken. Some really nice birds this afternoon:

Pink-footed Goose – Spetsbergsgås – Rövidcsőrű lúd (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Bean Goose - Sädgås – Vetési lúd (Anser fabalis)

Bean Goose - Sädgås – Vetési lúd (Anser fabalis)

Greylag Goose – Grågås – Nyári lúd (Anser anser)

Greylag Goose – Grågås – Nyári lúd (Anser anser)

Bar-headed Goose – Stripgås - Indiai lúd (Anser indicus)

Bar-headed Goose – Stripgås - Indiai lúd (Anser indicus)

Greylag Goose – Grågås – Nyári lúd (Anser anser)

Greylag Goose – Grågås – Nyári lúd (Anser anser)

Magpie - Skata - Szarka (Pica pica)

 The next day, Saturday, started well, with some Long-tailed Tits. Fresh and pretty as always:

Long-tailed Tit - Stjärtmes - Őszapó (Aegithalos caudatus)

Long-tailed Tit - Stjärtmes - Őszapó (Aegithalos caudatus)

Long-tailed Tit - Stjärtmes - Őszapó (Aegithalos caudatus)

 Asköviken, Saturday morning-afternoon:

Dunlin – Kärrsnäppa - Havasi partfutó (Calidris alpina)

Lapwing - Tofsvipa - Bíbic (Vanellus vanellus)

Crane – Trana - Daru (Grus grus)

Merlin – Stenfalk - Kis sólyom (Falco columbarius)

This bat was flying around the Asköviken-tower catching dragonflies. Nothing wrong with that, it's just that is was doing that 11:30 am! Evereybody has seen bats in evening-time, but seeing one in sunlight is a little different. You can observe every small move and turn it makes, and that's fascinating.
Photographing it was the next step. Very hard! It was not harder than photographing a swallow or a swift when it was flying against a blue sky, but I wanted to get some pictures with dark background, and for that I had to use manual focus. 90 % of the pictures were not sharp, even though I took the picture only if i saw that the bat was sharp in the viewfinder. Here are some I managed to get:

And a beautiful Pergrine Falcon. Maybe a 2nd cy bird?

Peregrine Falcon - Pilgrimsfalk – Vándorsólyom (Falco peregrinus)

And a nice Sparrowhawk.

Sparrowhawk – Sparvhök - Karvaly (Accipiter nisus)