2013/03/30

Birding Oxelösund harbour

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Storskrake - Merganser (Goosander) and one other duck
 
 Can´t help but wonder what it he is looking at. :)
 
Vigg - Tufted duck
NF Photo  130329 Oxelösund

I and a fried went to the coast yesterday to check on the birds. There is supposed to be a Ring-necked Duck in the harbour area. As this is an American duck it is very rare in Sweden. There was probably more then 1000 tufted ducks to chack out in order to find the Ring-necked one. We spend 4h looking for it but failed. But then, of course, half way home we got word it was sighted. My friend was not to happy then. We did not have time to turn around and go back.

Shadow Shot Sunday   There are shadows here and there even if not that obvious.
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NF Waters
 
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2013/03/26

Snösparv - Plectrophenax nivalis - Snow Bunting

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A group of males
 
Seems to be females and young ones

Snösparv - Plectrophenax nivalis - Snow Bunting
NF Photo 130321 o 130322

I was lucky this week when I took the car to the countryside outside town. I spotted the Snow Buntings and they are quite rare. They are heading north now to breed on the tundra.
To see them in the air is easy as they "glitter" due to the bright underpart. To see them on the ground is much worse. I had to mark them to see them. :)

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Wild Bird Wednesday   NF Wínged 81
 
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2013/03/21

Fasan - Phasianus colchicus - Common Pheasant

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Fasan - Phasianus colchicus - Common Pheasant
NF Photo  130317

A beautiful male walkning proudly in the sun. Showing off his gorgeous plumage.

NF Winged 80
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2013/03/19

Something red.....

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Red is beautiful. Male Bullfinch - Domherre
 
His mate is beautiful in her coloring too.  Female - hona
NF Photo  130319

Something red....outside my window.

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2013/03/12

A great day for birds

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 Stjärtmes - Aegithalos caudatus - Long tailed tit
NF Photo 130310
 
 Blåmes - Parus caeruleus - Blue tit
NF Photo 130310

Sångsvan - Cygnus cygnus - Whooper Swan
NF Photo  130310

Some days everything works so well you almost get stunned. I did not se many birds but things that I liked.  The Long Tailed Tit was searching for food right in front of me. At least for a minute. And then the Blue Tits was playing around with each other. This is a pair I think. The darker one the male. Checking each other out. The swans was in the lake about 10 min walk from the location of the others. This is probably a family where the youngsters just got their adult plumage.

Wild Bird Wednesday     Nature Notes     Sweet Shot Tuesday
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2013/03/09

Stenknäck - Coccothraustes coccothraustes – Hawfinch

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Stenknäck - Coccothraustes coccothraustes – Hawfinch
NF Photo  130309, Katrineholm

Nice, those guys came back this morning. There was 5 of them as I could see. So now I got some rather good shots of them. This is the best ones so far.

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2013/03/05

Migration starts

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 Stenknäck - Hawfinch
Doing it´s best to hide from me. Strange how well it´s colors fits the surrounding.
 
 Storskarv - Great Cormorant
Sitting all alone except for some  geeze
 
Grågås - Greylag goose
Filling it´s lungs, enjoying spring. (Did I spell "enjoying" correctly?)
NF Photo  130305

NF Winged 78   Wild Bird Wednesday
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2013/03/02

Blåmes - Parus caeruleus - Blue tit


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Blåmes - Parus caeruleus - Blue tit
NF Photo  130302, Nävertorp

Blåmes - Parus caeruleus - Blue tit
NF Photo 130104, Tornskogen

The Blue Tit is a very common bird in Sweden. I see it every day. It is small, cute and has a huge temper. Today I saw them fooling around a lot. I guess the mating process has started. :)

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