Magpie Mood
Views from my terrace. Lidingö 10 June 2020, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0+MC14 | at 420m...
A local ‘Magpie parliament’ member
... as such noisy flocks are known (up to 5-20 individuals). They're known for a false silver...
Winter Meditation: Goldfinch
18 Dec 2020. Lidingö. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 40-150mm | at 150mm | 1/125’’ | f/2,8 | ISO 200.
The Absolute Beginner
Juvenile Blackbird Drill. Do you see the ‘Take-a-breath-and-jump’ determination in her eyes? ...
The Absolute Beginner 2
Juvenile Blackbird Drill. Lidingö 25 June 2020, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 300mm F4 + MC-20 | a...
Dew Dance by the Bird Cherry Tree
Can you spot the water droplets caused by bird motion? Lidingö 28 May 2020, Olympus E-M1X | Z...
Daybreak Dance by the Bird Cherry Tree
... with water droplets caused by bird motion. Lidingö 28 May 2020, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300...
Blue Tit high on a spruce
Lidingö 4 May 2020, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0+MC14 | at 420mm| 1/500’’ | f/5,6 | ISO ...
... Will I dare the jump?
Juvenile Blue Tit. Lidingö 4 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0 + MC14 | at 420mm | ...
‘Like a candle in the wind...
,... never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in’ (E John): Blue Tit next to a candle ...
The Fall
Blue Tit: Lidingö 21 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0 + MC14 | at 420mm | 1/5000’’...
Into the Blue
Jumping Blue Tit: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 15 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zui...
Providing
A 12cm long Blue Tit in motion is a challenging capture… do you see the small feed in her bea...
Springing high
Blue Tit: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 12 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm ...
Gliding... Springtime is in the Air
Blue Tit: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 21 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm ...
Gliding nr 2
Blue Tit: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 21 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm...
Disharmony
Siskin finches: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 20 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko...
Disharmony nr 2
Siskin finches: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 20 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko ...
The Attentive Greenfinch Father
See? Do it as I do! A posture reminding the 2 200 years-old Greek sculpture “The Nike of Samo...
Into the Green
Greenfinch: Lidingö 2 July, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 Zuiko 300mm F4.0, 1/3200’’, f/4,5, ISO 320. Hand...
Would “A Rose by any other name” taste as sweet?
Green Finch feeding on a wild rose busch. 28 Sept 2020. Olympus E-M1 Mk2 Zuiko 300mm F4 1/400...
An Epic Migrant
Juvenile Trush Nightingale: Breed in Eurasia and overwinter 9000km away in SE Africa after an...
Seeking the Spot (nr 1)
Male European Pied Flycatcher: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 14 May 2020. Olympus...
Seeking the Spot (nr 2)
Male European Pied Flycatcher: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 14 May 2020. Olympus...
Seeking the Spot (nr 3)
Male European Pied Flycatcher: Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 14 May 2020. Olympus...
The Nest (nr 1)
Common Gull breeding on top of a Spruce, a rare sight in a private garden (2 captures, female...
The Nest (nr 2)
Common Gull breeding on top of a Spruce, a rare sight in a private garden (nr 2, male): Lidin...
Splendour in the grass
Female House Sparrow. Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 25 May 2020. Olympus E-M1X | ...
Feeding the Future (nr 1)
A Mouthful Starling: Lidingö 13 June, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0+MC14 | at 420mm| 1/25...
Feeding the Future (nr 2)
A Mouthful Starling: Lidingö 13 June, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0+MC14 | at 420mm| 1/25...
Digging in the Dirt (flying soil visible)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: 8 species breed in Sweden. The White-backed Woodpecker is on the v...
A Feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker
Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 24 April 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0 | ...
Sky is the limit
Quarantine views from my terrace, Lidingö 24 April 2020. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0+MC...
Wood Pigeon family building their nest (nr 1)
Lifespan c.3 years, c. 2.7 million pairs; careless builders, 3 incubations/year: Breed Feb-No...
Wood Pigeon family building their nest (nr 2)
Lifespan c.3 years, c. 2.7 million pairs; careless builders, 3 incubations/year: Breed Feb-No...
Wood Pigeon family building their nest (nr 3)
Lifespan c.3 years, c. 2.7 million pairs; careless builders, 3 incubations/year: Breed Feb-No...
Wood Pigeon family building their nest (nr 4)
Lifespan c.3 years, c. 2.7 million pairs; careless builders, 3 incubations/year: Breed Feb-No...
Sara, the Peahen
Selma Lagerlöf (Nobel Literature 1909), paralyzed as a 3-year-old recovered spontaneously upo...
Faroe, the Peacock
Selma Lagerlöf (Nobel Literature 1909), paralyzed as a 3-year-old recovered spontaneously upo...
Unexpected Good Friday Visit
A Pheasant came by at dawn. Quarantine views from my terrace: Lidingö 10 April 5:30 a.m. Olym...
… And the Living is Easier
Lidingö 14 June, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0+MC14 | at 420mm| 1/2500’’ | f/6,3 | ISO 2500.
Even Bees Do It
Pollination: Sweden imports c.50% of honey but local produce is rising. There is however a hu...
Hold on to your Hearth
Sweden imports c.50% of honey but local produce is rising. There is however a huge decline of...
Shades of Yellow
28 Aug 2020. Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F.4,0 1/2500’’ f/4,5 ISO 640.
Garden Glory
Nature’s splendor at best: Do you see her velvet structure? 13 Aug 2020: Olympus E-M1X, Zuiko...
Midsummer Colours
Lidingö 18 June 2019, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 40-150mm F.2.8+MC14 |at 210mm |1/1600’’ | f/4,0 |...
A Fallen Angel?
The Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae). Lidingö 25 July 2020. Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm...
A Fallen Angel (nr 2)
The Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae). Lidingö 25 July 2020. Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm...
She Comes in Colours Everywhere…
... like a Rainbow. 15 Aug 2020: Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F2.8| 1/640’’ f/4,0 ISO 250. Mild ...
Midsummer Colours
Lidingö 22 June 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F4.0 1/3200’’, f/4,5, ISO 1250. Cropped.
Garden Life
Birds start migrating South and insects attracted to strong colours. Lidingö 7 Aug 2020: Olym...
Tortoise Shell Butterfly
butterflies, moths and bees were a common sight in gardens, but sharply dropping in the last ...
Death and Transfiguration (nr 1)
(in “Tod und Verklärung”, Richard Strauss: "I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a fi...
Death and Transfiguration (nr 2)
(Celebrating “Tod und Verklärung”, Richard Strauss: "I may not be a first-rate composer, but ...
The Spiral of Life
Nature’s ‘Golden Ratio’ from Chromosome to Cosmos, Phi to Fibonacci: Lidingö 5 July 2020, Oly...
The Stolen Fruit
Blackbird feeding on an Elderberry Shrub. 12 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F4,0 | 1/250...
Autumn Lush
Blackbird feeding on an Elderberry Shrub. 12 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F4,0 | 1/250...
Stolen Fruit is the Sweetest
Blue Tit feeding on Elderberry. 11 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F4,0 | 1/2500’’ | f/4,...
What was it you were thinking of?
Common Mew Gull: Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 40-150mm F2.8 1/800’’ f/9,0 ISO 200. 1 June 2019. Croppe...
One Last Farewell
One Last Farewell, wherever you are; even though flying far, I hope you’re well … Northern Fi...
One Last Farewell nr 2
Northern Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) breed in western Europe through to Russia. Strongly migra...
A Berry in Disguise...
Trush: now you see me, now you don’t! 10 October, Olympus E-M1X, Zuiko 300mm F4.0, 1/640’’, f...
‘Morning has broken, like the First Morning’
Female Trush. 10 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F.4.0, 1/2500’’, f/4,0, ISO 3200.
Holding on to Summer Leftovers
Starling: 11 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F.4.0 1/3200’’ f/4,0 ISO 2500. Cropped.
Feasting in the Wind
Blue Tit feeding on Lavender seeds, as food becomes scarce. 6 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 3...
Feasting in the Wind nr2
Blue Tit feeding on Lavender seeds (nr 2) , as food becomes scarce. 6 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X...
Feasting in the Wind nr3
Blue Tit feeding on Lavender seeds, as food becomes scarce. 6 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 3...
As if Halfway Summer and Winter
Blue Tit feeding on Lavender seeds. 6 Oct 2020, Olympus E-M1X Zuiko 300mm F4,0 1/320’’ f/4,0 ...
Blue Tit on an Elderberry Shrub
You think you have a tough Life? Laying down v. little fat means spending c. 85% of daylight ...
Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Seed dispersal may be the most important bird ecological function: a Swedish study indicates ...
The Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulous)
Sidensvans (Sweden) Tagarela-europeu (Portugal), ‘fire bird’ (ancient Rome) breed in remote n...
The Bohemian Waxwing eating from a Rose Bush
See details previous entry: Populations declined by 55% since 1970. 4 Jan 2021, on a rainy, ...
Wintering survival strategies...
A freezing Sparrow (at -15°C): Fluff out feathers to trap heat and slow metabolism to conserv...
Leave No Seed Unturned
Laying down very little fat means spending c.85% of daylight searching for food, just enough ...
Ascension
Blue Tit: 21 February 2021. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 300mm F.4.0 | 1/2000’’ | f/4,5 | ISO 1600. ...
Early Morning Aerobics
Goosander (Mergus merganser), male adult: c.30.000 individuals in Sweden, half nesting in the...
Landing Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Usually a coordinated mass of many thousands of birds swirling across the sky as shape-shifti...
Admirable resilience
For the last couple of weeks, with temperatures dropping below -10°, I have been admiring (fr...
Holding On
I am happy to report that the neighbouring Great Spotted Woodpecker carries on his hard daily...
Avidly
Feeding 85% of daylight hours to survive the winter night. Lidingö, 6 Feb 2022, Olympus E-M1...
One Last Fruit
Lidingö, 26 Dec 2021 at sunset (3 PM), Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 150-400mm F.4.5 TC 1.25x | at 37...
Hunger
Lidingö, 6 Jan 2022, Temp. c. -10°C. Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 150-400mm F.4.5 TC 1.25x | at 320m...
Anything Goes
c. 85% of daylight hours searching for food to get through the winter night! Lidingö, 3 Feb 2...
Time to Build the Nest
Lidingö, 7 March 2022, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm f.2,8 | at 150 mm | 1/1600’’| f/ 3,2...
Why Hurry?
30 March 2022. Baltic Sea at Lidingö, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 150-400mm F.4.5 TC 1.25x | at 500...
Springtime Synergy:
Our cats’ hair shedding on its way to a nest. 22 May 2022. Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm ...
Splendid Safari
Juvenile Starling with prey, 23 May 2022. Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm f.2,8 | at 150 mm...
Grey Heron
8 June 2022, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 150-400mm F.4.5 TC 1.25x | at 360mm| 1/1600’’| f/ 6,3 | IS...
Early Breakfast
Redstart flycatcher with breakfast, 26 June 2022 at 05:42 AM, Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 150-400mm...
The Proud Hunter
Starling with prey, 17 June 2022. Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm f.2,8 | at 150 mm | 1000’...
Squirrel
... exploring, up in an Oak tree beyond our terrace, 27 Nov 2022; Olympus E-M1X | Zuiko 150-4...
The colours are slowly back...
Dreaming of a Spring Equinox (Northern Hemisphere 20 March 2023): Olympus E- M1X | Zuiko 150-...
The Nocturnal Garden Visitor
... at 3 a.m, 28 May 2023, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm f.2,8 | at 150 mm | 1/15’’ | f/ ...
The Nocturnal Garden Visitor, nr 2
28 May 2023, at 3 a.m, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm f.2,8 | at 150 mm | 1/25’’ | f/ 2,8 ...
The Foxy White night (nr 3)
28 May 2023, at 3 a.m, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm f.2,8 | at 150 mm | 1/15 sec | f/ 2,...
Sweden’s National Bird
6 June, Sweden’s National Day: Please meet the Eurasian Blackbird, Sweden’s National Bird sin...
The Window Guest Series (1)
Grasshoppers are among the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating b...
The Window Guest series (2)
The visiting Spider in our veranda, Lidingö 3 Agosto 2023, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | Zuiko 40-150mm ...
The Window Guest Series (nr 3)
The visiting micro (1cm) Moth. Lidingö 4 August 2023, Olympus E-M1 Mk2 | 60mm 2.8 Macro | 1/5...