Sädesärla - Motacilla alba - white wagtail

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Sädesärla - Motacilla alba - white wagtail
© NF Photo 140830

This little wagtail seemed to think a bath would be nice and fun. After being splashing around for a while mom and dad came to supervise but they did not start splashing. Just checking that everything was OK.

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Större hackspett - Dendrocopos major - great spotted woodpecker

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Större hackspett,hona - Dendrocopos major - great spotted woodpecker, female

© NF Photo 140520 Slingan Katrineholm

A puddle in the forest floor, the woodpecker took a sip.

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Blue tit and Eurasian Siskin

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Eurasian Siskin and  Blue tit

© NF Photo 141209, Backasjön

If it was not for the movement in the water I would never have seen those guys. They were so hard to see and also to focus for sharp images. There was too much going on here. :)

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Grönbena - Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper

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Grönbena - Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper

© NF Photo 140720, Sjöholm

They are already heading south but not in much hurry. They can even stay a while at this little pond behind a barn.

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Taking flight - 2nd attempt

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Black-headed Gull taking off

 

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull

© NF Photo 140509 ÖV

Well, almost disappointed. Took me only two sessions to get the image I set out to get.  The Black -headed Gull takes off and has still two toes in the water. I thought it would take longer but I guess I have too much experience with this kind of stuff. So, what next??
Fist attempt HERE

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Taking flight

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull
Taking flight

© NF Photo 140504

 There are a lot of Black-headed Gulls in the little lake nowadays. Other birds in the lake are mallards, Horned Grebe and Eurasian Coots. I made a reflection on how the different species takes off from the water. The Coots and the Grebes runs on the water and seem to have a hard time getting up in the air. And you rarely see it as they seem to avoid flying. Mallards and other ducks has easier to get up in the air. But the Gulls, you almost don't even notice when they take off. They are just up in the air with seemingly no effort at all. I have often taken shots on birds landing on water but rarely when they take off. This is the first attempt to try to get an image at the very moment when they leave the water. Wish me luck! I´ll post when I get better ones then these.

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