2010/07/24

Gone birding and swimming.

I´m gone for a while. A week or two. :)

Have a great time till I am back.

2010/07/23

Gatherings in July

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Swanlake, mostly Mute Swans.
NF Photo 100718, Näsnaren

Grazing Greylag Goose (grågås mest), dinnertime
NF Photo 100720, Skåra

Air show with House Martins (hussvala)
NF Photo 100721, Djulö

In July birds tend to gather again. Chicks are almost grown and now they prepare for the autumn migration.
 
BPW 100




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Mallard female kayaking

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Mllard female,NF Photo 100721

I was out kayaking day before yesterday. I was talking to a man who has some red waterlilies. While I was talking and taking some pics of the waterlilies this female malard decided my kayak was to her liking. She jumped up on it and started to groom herself. I was quick with the camera but had to lean a lot backwards to get some pics. I had the 300 mm lens so it was not that easy.

More Waterlilies.


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2010/07/18

Ladusvala - Hirundo rustica - Barn swallow

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Barn swallow nestlings, NF Photo 100714

NF Photo 080701
Adult Barn Swallow, NF Photo 080627

All  photos taken in or outside the barn where my kayak is. The first two was taken last week when it was really hot. You could see the nestlings has a hard time breathing. There were 5 of them even if the photos show only 4. So it was warm and crowded up there.
The last two photos was shot two years ago when they nested inside the barn. I had a lot of fun to try to catch them in this position. It was rather dark in there so I needed a flash too. It took me several days and  at least 200 pics before I succeded. :)



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2010/07/16

Brushane - Philomachus pugnax - Ruff

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Brushane, hane i häck dräkt - Philomachus pugnax - Ruff, male breeding plumage
NF Photo 100516 on Öland




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Drillsnäppa - Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper

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Drillsnäppa - Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper
NF Photo 100513 on Öland

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Kärrsnäppa - Calidris alpina - Dunlin

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Kärrsnäppa - Calidris alpina - Dunlin
NF Photo 100516, Öland

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Dvärgmås - Larus minutus - Little gull

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Dvärgmås - Larus minutus - Little gull
NF Photo 100516, Ottenby. Öland
Small bird, far away and bad weather :)



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Hämpling - Carduelis cannabina - Linnet

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Hämpling, hane - Carduelis cannabina - Linnet, male
NF Photo 100515 on Öland

NF Photo 100513 on Öland

 
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2010/07/13

Svarthakad buskskvätta - Saxicola torquatus - Common Stonechat

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Svarthakad buskskvätta - Saxicola torquatus - Common Stonechat
 NF Photo 100515, Öland

A male of a species not normally in Sweden. Photo taken with 500mm lens and in cloudy wheather.


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Gransångare - Phylloscopus collybita - Common Chiffchaff

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Gransångare - Phylloscopus collybita - Common Chiffchaff
 NF Photo 100514 on Öland


 Om Chiffchaff on Wiki

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Halsbandsflugsnappare - Ficedula albicollis - Collared Flycatcher

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Halsbandsflugsnappare, hane - Ficedula albicollis - Collared Flycatcher, male
NF Photo at Ottenby,Öland



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Ärtsångare - Sylvia curruca - Lesser Whitethroat

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Ärtsångare - Sylvia curruca - Lesser Whitethroat
NF Photo 100514 on Öland. Another rainy day with grey photos. :(

Lesser Whitethroat on Wiki
Lesser Whitethroat on youtube

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2010/07/12