Vigg - Aythya fuligula - Tufted Duck

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 A nice male not full in his breeding plumage

 

 3 males and a female

 

Vigg - Aythya fuligula - Tufted Duck

NF Photo  130329, Oxelösund hamn

There was lot´s of Tufted ducks in the harbour that day. To see more birds and scenery go to my travel blog.

NF Winged 86
 

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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.
Bird D´Pot 
NF Waters

 

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Eider, mating process

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hey, come on, not interested?

OK! Here we go. - Ooops, be careful, I am drowning. :(

You´re OK?

Done!

Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

NF Photo 110408 in Oxelösund

This event occured a month ago. I really should go back to see if there are any ducklings around.

WBW XXIV

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Horned Grebe chasing Common Pochard:)

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Ejder - Somateria mollissima - Common Eider

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Hona - Female

NF Photo 100414 at Oxelösund

Hane - Male

All Eiders

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Oxelösund March 10th

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Last wednedsay I went to Oxelösund, as I recieved a mail the evening before that they would have a birding session at a place called Ljungskärsflagen. I have never been there so it was  a great opportunity to me. It took me about 1.5h to get to the location at the coast of The Baltic Sea. It turned out to be great. Sun shining and temperature just above freezing. Some thawing going on.

We met at 13.30 and finished at 16.00. A short walk in the snow and forest with all my stuff was a bit hard though. But I managed.

Some of the scenery with a lot of Tufted ducks (viggar) on the water 

  

A  black headed gull (skrattmås) met us on the parkinglot. (ad winter)

A beautiful Common Merganser male (storskrakshane)  swam in the harbour.

Some Tufted ducks (viggar) up close.

And finally I got a closer look at the Sea Eagles (havsörn)  that I hardly spotted last week.

The spotting scope turned out to be quite OK. But there is limits of course. The more experienced people among us said they spotted long tailed ducks (alfågel). But I just saw some white dots riding the waves. That is what experience is for I guess. :)

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And on Stefans Blog is even pics of me. :)

BWP 81


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