Wings on Wednesday...European Magpie

Seen in Sweden in late August...

Wings on Wednesday...Eurasian Blackbird

Eurasian or Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a member of the Thrush family, related to the American Robin (Turdus migratorius). I saw these at Skansen on Stockholm's Djurgården Island in August.




Juvenile Eurasian Blackbird

Wings on Wednesday...Common Wood Pigeon

Stockholm, Sweden...August 28, 2011

Wings on Wednesday...Mute Swan

Sweden...August 2011

Wings on Wednesday...Goosander (Mergus Merganser)

Seen in Sweden on August 30th...

Wings on Wednesday...Chaffinch

Seen on August 25th at Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki, Finland

Wings on Wednesday...Great Black-backed Gull

The top photo was taken on Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki and the bottom one on Stockholm's Djurgården Island

Wings on Wednesday...Tufted Duck (Female)

Seen in Sweden on August 29th...

Wings on Wednesday...Eurasian Nuthatch

Seen in late August at Skansen on Stockholm's Djurgården Island

Wings on Wednesday...Jackdaw

Seen on August 29th in Stockholm Sweden...

Wings on Wednesday...Blue Tit

This Blue Tit was feeding on a pear, it was one of several that I saw on Djurgården Island in Stockholm Sweden on August 30th...

Wings on Wednesday...Greenfinch

Seen on Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki on August 25th...

Wings on Wednesday...Great Tit

The top photo showing the bird at the feeder was taken at Skansen on Stockholm's Djurgården Island and the other four were from Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki.

Early Fall in Kansas

Wings on Wednesday...Barnacle Goose

Seen on Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki on August 25, 2011. Barnacle Geese began nesting in Finland in the 1970s and their Summer population now numbers over 10,000. They're quite small, about the same size as a Cackling Goose.

Wings on Wednesday...Hooded Crow

Hooded Crows were quite common in every country on my trip. The top photo is from the harbor area in Tallinn, Estonia and the other two are from a park in Stockholm.

Wings on Wednesday...White Wagtail

I saw a lot of White Wagtail while I was on my trip, they were very common, especially where there were rock outcroppings. The first and last photos were taken on Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki, Finland and the other two were taken in the harbor area in Tallinn, Estonia.