Posing flycatcher

As this spotted flycatcher returned time and time again to the same branch it was easy to get good shots standing in the entrance to the Ottenby lighthouse. The lighthouse is visible in the reflection in the eye of the bird

Pied flycatcher

The sun that just broke through the thick morning mist gives an interesting color palette in the background to this pied flycatcher

Spotted flycatcher

Two hours after sunrise and finally the morning mist was dissipated by the sun. The spotted flycatcher was very busy feeding and did not care much that I was standing nearby with my camera. It look over its shoulder every now and then as it sat on its favorite branch.

Spotted flycatcher

A close-up of a spotted flycatcher taking a break as it is migrating south

Passerine portrait

As the morning mist lifted some of the migrating passerines posed for photography. This is a portrait of a spotted flycatcher.

Sit tight!

Red-breasted flycatcher clinging to its branch.

Spotted flycatcher

Young spotted flycatcher during its first fall migration