2011-06-21

Blåhake - Luscinia svecica - Bluethroat

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Blåhake, hane - Luscinia svecica - Bluethroat, male
NF Photo 110616 at Storulvån Mountain Lodge

Our guide at Storulvån asked us the first day what we expected from this trip. I said I wanted some great shots from this bird. Then it turned out that most of the group wanted it. This little bird was "wanted" and we got it. Sadly though, I did not see any female. But they might have been laying on eggs. It was singing a lot and very nice to listen to. It seems to be good at mimicking other sounds like the cowbells for one.  It was rather common up there.


World Bird Wednesday XXXI

I found a great video where it is singing.
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25 kommentarer:

Modesto Viegas sa...

great photos and video!!!

texwisgirl sa...

wow! beautiful bird! it's coloration makes its throat stand out like a bullfrog! :)

Gary sa...

Grand colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

holdingmoments sa...

Beautiful captures.
I enjoyed the video too; hearing it sing.

Andrew sa...

Just beautiful to see this lovely bird....
To hear it singing....... fantastic.
A great post.. many thanks for sharing it.

Springman sa...

A pleasure to see the Blue throat. What a perfect pose perched on the end of that stick!

Esther Garvi sa...

Blåhakshanen är ju hur snygg som helst!!!

MaineBirder sa...

What a lovely bird! Wonderful captures!

mick sa...

Great photos of a beautiful bird.

joo sa...

Beautiful bird!

Kim, USA sa...

This is beautiful!! I love that blue right on his throat!

Duck photo shoot

Bill S. sa...

Wow, what a pretty throat that has on it. Great captures.

Stewart M sa...

What a great looking bird - you dont have to have lots of colour to be really spelndid.

Great pictures.

Stewart M

Arija sa...

Fabulous photos and an extra thank you for the video.

Bea sa...

Men sååå söt! Grattis till bilderna!
Må gott! /Bea

Mimmi sa...

Himmel och pannkaka ...vilka bilder...jag smälter.. underbara bilder en njutning för ögat :)

Jean sa...

What a stunning bird with a big sound! Thanks for sharing!!!

bailey-road.com sa...

What a pretty little bird! You got some nice captures of him singing. Thanks for including a video - lovely song!

NatureFootstep sa...

thanks for all nice comments. :)

Sondra sa...

WHAT a beauty!! The vidoe is smashing--thank you!

Nicole sa...

What gorgeous photos! Glad you got your wish :)!

Pat Ulrich sa...

Fantastic post! The colors on the throat are just amazing. The video was great too -- awesome stuff!

Pysselfarmor sa...

Underbara bilder på Lapplands näktergal!

Anonym sa...

Hej
Vi hade lite invasion av blåhakar här under några dagar i maj när de var på väg norrut.En landade i min trädgård och jag hann få ett litet suddigt foto av den
Kram
Kerstin (Ölandsvindar)

NatureFootstep sa...

så roligt Kerstin. :)