Bohemian Waxwing at Skellefteå

Skellefteå, where the Skellefteälven meets the Gulf of Bothnia amid Västerbotten's boreal forest, mire, and river valley, sits well within the taiga zone that gives Bohemian Waxwings their northern Scandinavian range. Photographers travelling here as part of Northern Sweden's Eagles In Winter will find March a rewarding time to look for this striking species against the wintry taiga backdrop. The river valley setting, framed by dense conifer forest and open mire, offers a genuinely northern context for images of this waxwing. Patience and warm layers are well rewarded in this remote corner of Sweden's coastline.