Bird Competition: #3 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

From Birds 2013

Note the sinister look of the female (left). Nikon D90, AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-300mm 4.5-5.6G ED at 300mm, ISO 800, f/7.1, 1/2000 s. Tokoinranta, Helsinki, Finland.

The Spring has finally arrived and almost all Mallards have gone. Now there are gulls, Mute Swans, Canada Geese and Common Mergansers.

Bird Competition: #49 Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

From Birds 2013

Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis). Nikon D90, Tokina 80-400mm, 400mm, ISO 360, f/5.6, 1/25 s.

I had lent Tokina 80-400 from a friend an tested it. Unfortunately was unsharp at the telephoto end.

Bird Competion: #32 Who Framed the Yellowhammer?

From Birds 2013

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), Helsinki, Finland. Nikon D90, AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-300mm 4.5-5.6G ED, 300mm, ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/125 s.