The Snow bunting is a regular winter guest from the rocky shores of Greenland. Here’s in a play with colors, pinch your eye’s and perhaps you too can see the national flag of a distant country.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III – Handheld

• Aperture: ƒ/8
• Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• Exposure bias: +1/3EV
• Focal length: 800mm
• ISO: 1000
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s

Snow bunting 4 Tobias Hjorth.

A bit skittish if you meet a flock but if you’re fortunate to find a few or only one the Little Ringed Plover is much more approachable.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III – Handheld

• Aperture: ƒ/8
• Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• Focal length: 800mm
• ISO: 1000
• Shutter speed: 1/400s

Little Ringed Plover 1 Tobias Hjorth.

Sometimes you can actually add to the overall image by including some environment. With the Red-backed shrike perched like this I found this a bit difficult and opted for the distant pine tree trunk.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III – on a Sirui monopod

• Aperture: ƒ/8
• Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• Focal length: 800mm
• ISO: 800
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s

Red-backed Shrike 1 Tobias Hjorth.

You can’t help being impressed by the beak of the Parrot Crossbill. Amazing how it easily breaks off large-sized pinecones.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III – Handheld

Parrot crossbill 1 Tobias Hjorth.

Wintertime ensures large flocks of fieldfare seen in pretty much every berry bush.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III – Handheld

Fieldfare 1 Tobias Hjorth.

This small brown finch is both as charming as it is peculiar. A flock is easily scared of one second only a few seconds later to land of the same spot – It’s a strong type of defence but you can’t help wonder how much energy they use for each lift off.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III – Handheld

Twite 2 Tobias Hjorth.

When you’re a Eurasian wigeon it’s important you eat a lot come winter-time and before the lake freezes over.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III and Zenelli CARBON ZX gimbal head

Eurasian wigeon 2 Tobias Hjorth.

With a bit of patience you’ll often be rewarded. Most would probably find this female Eurasian wigeon boring but as you soon as this photograph it in a see of gold it looks absolutely stunning.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM, Canon Extender EF 2x III and Zenelli CARBON ZX gimbal head

Eurasian wigeon 1 Tobias Hjorth.

Rarely seen nesting in the wild but If you’re lucky then you might get the chance.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM and Canon Extender EF 2x III

Eurasian wryneck 1 Tobias Hjorth.

You’ll be amazed how fast the black woodpecker can carve a hole the size of a fist in a healthy tree. This one was feeding it’s younglings.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM and Canon Extender EF 2x III

Black woodpecker 1 Tobias Hjorth.

Sounds like a grasshopper, you’ll know this warbler forever when you first hear it sing.

Captured with: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM and Canon Extender EF 2x III

Common grasshopper warbler 1 Tobias Hjorth.