Pine Grosbeak with snowy rowanberries


Posted by Ivan Sjögren on Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:55 am

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Hi all, closing in to christmas and winter time has finally hit Sweden for real with some lastning snow after weeks of rainy and grey days.
We are also blessed with a Pine Grosbeak invasion this season with thousands of birds feeding on rowanberries whereever they can find them. Unfortunately Stockholm hasn't seen much action, but that changed this weekend so I took my chances and went out in search for a cooperative flock.
Here's what I came home with, a beautiful male Grosbeak with snowcapped berries, a condition that only occurs maybe once every 20 years. All comments welcome and any suggestions highly appreciated!

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Canon 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM II | ISO 800 | 1/500s | f/5.6 | Small twig removed from the right
Ivan Sjögren

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by unozig on Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:16 am
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What a beautiful scene, Merry Xmas Ivan.That's what I miss most down under. Off to the beach now ;-)
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by david fletcher on Wed Dec 11, 2019 1:44 pm
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Congrats on this  Ivan and for getting this rarity for you.  Happy Xmas!
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by Ron Day on Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:52 pm
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A wonderful winter scene full of beautiful color. Well done, Ivan.
 

by Gary Gulash on Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:39 am
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As fine a photo of this species that I have ever seen. The colors are very natural and the inclusion of all the berries with snow is perfection. Once in 20 years and you nailed it!
 

by Karl Egressy on Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:30 am
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Such a lovely image, that reminds me that we had a flock one year of about 150 birds feeding on Crab Apple at the University here in town.
 

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