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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Havsörn - Haliaeetus albicilla - White-tailed Eagle /Sea Eagle

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Havsörn - Haliaeetus albicilla - White-tailed Eagle /Sea Eagle

NF Photo 131003, Sjöholm
  
I was at Sjöholm to check out the Common snipes when the birds was disturbed. Looking up I had this beauty almost overhead. At first I thought it was a juvie but checking out the shots today I see it has the white tail. In the second shot, the shadow from the low sun, makes it look really weird in its head. I almost thought it was a Great Cormorant for a while. The belly and throat is in the sun but not the wings.

Bird D´Pot    Shadow Shot Sunday

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Enkelbeckasin - Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe

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Enkelbeckasin - Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe

NF Photo 130716 Sjöholmsladan, Katrineholm
  
Today I was really lucky. I went to the little pond or whatever you would call it.  A small dam beneath a barn belonging to a rather large farm. I was lucky to see a few waders poking around in the mud. As I was getting close to the side they were on I suddenly spotted some, nice looking ducks. That´s what I thought. I went in on the area that is sometimes flooded with water.  Walked carefully not to get into muddy water and not to disturb the birds I now found out was Common Snipes. They are on route south again and rested here for a while. I was lucky to get rather close and for the first time got some descent shots. You can say they made my day. Or even week. I noticed 7 of them. Maybe even 8 if I check the images carefully.

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Birding today

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Sjöholmsladan wetland, NF Photo 120423
This is one of the places outside town where I can see some migrating birds.

Årta - Anas querquedula - Garganey

In that pond I saw this annoying bird today. So hard to get a shot of it. Every time I push the trigger it is gone. It is a small duck and hides in the grass or reed. And don´t want to be shot at. :(

Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
Leaving the place I heard a sound above. Looking up to see this osprey. :) 

 Sävsparv – emberiza schoeniclus - Reed Bunting
Next place I found this reed bunting singing his heart out. I did not see if there were any females around to hear it. 

Svarthakedopping - Podiceps auritus - Horned Grebe

The grebes went golden. I forgot to change the white balance. It was set to shadow and the sun was shining. I think that made this golden color. I kind of like it though, it suits the birds. :) 
NF Photo 120423

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Stjärtand - Anas acuta - Northern Pintail

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Stjärtand - Anas acuta - Northern Pintail

NF Photo 120415 

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Stjärtand - Anas acuta - Northern Pintail

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Female and Male    Stjärtand - Anas acuta - Northern Pintail

NF Photo 110415 at Sjöholmsladan

Most of the time they were like this.  Upside down. Wonder if that is why they are named pintails. :)

A new spieces to me, a lifer. Great! But why are they always on the other side of the wetland? Shot with 500mm lens.


About Northern Pintail on wiki

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BPW 138

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