2014/08/30

Törnsångare - Sylvia communis - Common Whitethroat

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 Törnsångare - Sylvia communis - Common Whitethroat
© NF Photo 140714, Edeby

As far as I can tell this is a juvenile. It seemed to sit there and screem for food.

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2014/08/23

Skäggdopping - Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe

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Skäggdopping - Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe
© NF Photo 140731 at Hjälstaviken

I don´t see much of this bird since I sold my kayak. But this day I had them right in front of me. I can´t remember seeing this behaviour of the juvenile bird. Going so low in the water when begging. 

In the first image I think the eyes looks weird. But maybe they have a protective lens to protect the eyes when diving? 

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2014/08/19

Sparvhök - Accipiter nisus - Sparrowhawk

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 The young Sparrowhawk surprised me as I rarely see any.
Here it sits on the roadside security beam showing off it´s dirty feet. Fooled me a lot as I thought they were black not yellow.

I am told young ones often have eyes in the neck. As this one clearly have.

 Sparvhök - Accipiter nisus - Sparrowhawk
© NF Photo 140818, Östra Vingåker


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2014/08/16

Summer catches

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Tofsvipa - Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing
© NF Photo 140720
In the end of July the Lapwings are gathering. When they take to the wings they actually glitters in the sky.

Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
© NF Photo 140720, always on the hunt.

 Sädesärla juv- Motacilla alba - white wagtail, juveniles
© NF Photo 140811
I counted 17 on this bush

Sädesärla ad - Motacilla alba - white wagtail, adult
© NF Photo 140701


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2014/08/12

Grönbena - Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper

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Grönbena - Tringa glareola - Wood Sandpiper
© NF Photo 140720, Sjöholm


They are already heading south but not in much hurry. They can even stay a while at this little pond behind a barn.

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2014/08/09

Grey Heron and Crane family

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 Grey Heron and Crane family
© NF Photo 140808, Östra Vingåker




Gråhäger - Grey Heron
© NF Photo 140808, Östra Vingåker
 
Seem to have been a great year for thehGrey Heron. On the image is two adults and one young. But I saw at least 16 herons in the small lake. Almost seemed crowded. :)


Trana -  Crane family, two adult and one young
© NF Photo 140808, Östra Vingåker
 This is the first Crane pair I have seen with a young in my area.

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2014/08/05

Osprey with a catch

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Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey 
© NF Photo 140731, Hjälstaviken

 I took a day trip to Hjälstaviken to try to catch Bearded Reedling. But they did not appear at all. Luckily somebody else did. With a catch of it´s own. So, like the Osprey,  I did not go home empty handed.

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2014/08/02

Rödhake - Erithacus rubecula - European Robin

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Adult with larva ment for ....

...the juvenile
© NF Photo 140710


Rödhake - Erithacus rubecula - European Robin
© NF Photo 140802

I met a beautiful Robin today and then I remembered I had a few images from a little family from July 10. Here they are. :)

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2014/08/01

A little too much

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Mallards, probably a pair as the beaks is differently colored

Juvenile Eurasian coot

juv Horned Grebe swimming all alone. The parents seem to "have left the building"
© NF Photo 140729. Östra Vingåker

It does not look great with all the green stuff, algae,  on the water surface. But the birds don´t really seem to mind it.

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