Firstly, my family and I where supposed to bike to a rapid where I could photograph white-throated dippers. I wanted to do this before we move back to Finland (Yep, we're doing that this summer), because you know, the dippers are almost... 30% more rare in Finland (I dare to say). Because there's simply no rapids! Or at least not as much as in Norway.
So, we biked to the rapid, and oh dear! The dippers were gone. For a tiny moment I was upset, but then... I noticed something yellow sitting on a stone? I and zoomed... And at the same time my zoom was starting to be at the stopping point, I already knew what I was photographing.
The grey wagtail! I was so excited!! Yes, I captured it, yeah... After some time I started thinking that this shot wasn't that good. I waited for almost 40 minutes, and then had to go. I was a little bit disappointed...
When we got home I found out that this bird is the rarest wagtail in Finland!!! It has been seen just at few rapids. I still don't know about Norway though.
So with this, I couldn't imagine this was all I got. I went back to the rapid.
There, I sat at one place looking over the whole rapid all the time, but I couldn't see it anymore. I was upset again. I waited for another 40 minutes. Maybe, I thought, I should be happy of what I already have. Maybe it's so rare that it was only resting at that rapid for some time.
But then I saw it again! I was so happy! It sat 'on front of me' for a long time, seeming to be very calm. And I got much better close-up shots!! :D
After that I was so glad that... Yeah, I was really really glad :D As I said I don't know how rare this is in Norway, but I dare to say that you won't find it on every single rapid... Good luck you all, for finding this bird!
... Also, that rapid was literally the Kingdom of Wagtails. I'll tell you why.
It was full of them! There were around four normal ones and then this grey - one, and I was wondering, what are they all doing there? Then, I realized. It was a sunny day, so I noticed that above the water, there were flying thousands of little insects. That was what they were after. Also, there were all kinds of flycatchers and robins, that even dared to go near the water because of the insects.
But the normal wagtails were being nasty to the grey wagtail. They were teasing him off to get all the insects for themselves!
... Also, that rapid was literally the Kingdom of Wagtails. I'll tell you why.
It was full of them! There were around four normal ones and then this grey - one, and I was wondering, what are they all doing there? Then, I realized. It was a sunny day, so I noticed that above the water, there were flying thousands of little insects. That was what they were after. Also, there were all kinds of flycatchers and robins, that even dared to go near the water because of the insects.
But the normal wagtails were being nasty to the grey wagtail. They were teasing him off to get all the insects for themselves!
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