2011/11/29

Birds this week

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Sidensvans - Bombycilla garrulus - Bohemian Waxwing
NF Photo 111119, Katrineholm
Not often you see those guys on the ground. But they had fun in a small water puddle. This year we have a lot of them in my area. :)

Steglits - Carduelis carduelis - European Goldfinch
NF Photo 111119, Lillsjön
The Goldfinch is a bird I rarely see so I was happy when I suddenly spotted two of them. I am not sure if it is a pair but one of them seemed a little duller in it´s color. 

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18 comments:

  1. LeenaHNovember 29, 2011

    So familiar and decorative birds and nice photos about them!

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  2. BeaNovember 29, 2011

    Hej!
    Vackert med Sidensvansarna som jag saknat i höst.
    Steglitsen hoppas jag få syn på någon gång :)
    Ha det gott! /Bea

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  3. theconstantwalkerNovember 29, 2011

    Goldfinches are always wonderful birds to see... lovely images.

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  4. mickNovember 29, 2011

    Great photos. The waxwings in flight are especially good.

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  5. UnknownNovember 29, 2011

    Great captures!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  6. MichelleNovember 29, 2011

    Very colorful and the birds in flight are amazing...

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  7. eileeninmdNovember 29, 2011

    Love the waxwings and your goldfinch. Very pretty birds.

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  8. OneNovember 30, 2011

    I love the effect you created with the birds behind the grass.

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  9. Stewart MNovember 30, 2011

    Hi there - I still find it hard to believe that people see wax wings as often as they do. What great birds.

    Stewart M - Australia

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  10. Brian KingNovember 30, 2011

    Beautiful photos! Love the colors!

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  11. Hilke BrederNovember 30, 2011

    Love the shots! Bohemian Waxwings are a rarity here. Amusing names, readily translated into German: Seidenschwanz - silky tails, and Stieglitz - supposedly from the Polish (szczygieł)- an approximation of the sound of their call.

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  12. MimmiNovember 30, 2011

    Woow .. vilka bilder :) och så har du fått så otroliga bra bilder på steglitsen .. woow :)
    Kanon bilder du har här ..helt enkelt :)
    Du .. jag behöver din hjälp .. vi har fotat en konstig fågel idag .. det är inte en snösparv .för den är gul på övergumpen .. den påminner om en Grönfink ..men inte i färgerna .. vi kan inte få fram vad det är för fågel.. kan du ? Jag tror det har blivit något fel på den fågel ;)

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  13. PatNovember 30, 2011

    Beautiful, colorful birds!

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  14. SpringmanNovember 30, 2011

    Fantastic sights indeed, lucky for us you were able to document these moments. I love the way the browns of the birds and landscape match so perfectly in these photos making the reds and yellows pop out so beautifully. Such a nice light!

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  15. NatureFootstepNovember 30, 2011

    Stewart, About waxwing...the are not here every year. Two years ago they were completly gone. I did not see any at all. This fall there are flocks of hundreds. Maybe three hundred. The air filled whith its song.

    Thanks everyone

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  16. Ingemar PetterssonNovember 30, 2011

    Hej!
    Fina bilder på både sidensvans och steglits. Jag hade faktisk några sidensvansar utanför fönstret idag, de födosökte en kort stund i äppleträden. Precis som du skriver så är det inte ofta man ser steglitsen men oj, så kul det är när det väl händer.
    Ha en fin kväll!
    /Ingemar

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  17. ArijaDecember 02, 2011

    Love the waxwings and finches. Nice shots.

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  18. LarryDecember 03, 2011

    Beautiful!

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