white wagtail house-hunting in a bird blind

white wagtail house-hunting in a bird blind
2018/03/29 09:05 – NIKON D5600 + 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-6.3 lens at 450 mm 35mm eq., f/6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO 800

White wagtail [Motacilla alba] house-hunting inside a bird blind near Castricum, NL.

This bird blind is a favorite nesting spot for white wagtails. In a few months this same scene may look like this one (from the year before):

White wagtail fledgling being fed by its (relatively tiny) parent
2017/06/21 05:50 – NIKON D600 + 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens at 195 mm 35mm eq., f/5.6, 1/50 sec, ISO 1600

White wagtail fledgling being fed by its (relatively tiny) parent

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