Gräsand - Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard

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A moulting male to the right and one that seems to be a hybrid of Mallard and Merganser.

NF Photo 080602 at Djulö

A golden Mallard female, NF Photo 100317 at Oxelösund

Beautiful. Isn´t she??

2 males, the one to the left is really oddlooking. And not moulting.
 NF Photo 081127 at Djulö Kvarn

My favourite inflight  photo, NF Photo 090131

The tailfeather of the male Mallard. NF Photo 070529

The mallard is too common to really give that wow factor. You see them so much you don´t really look at them. But what do you say about this? Every now and then there comes someone different.

World BirdWednesday VI

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Svartmes - Parus ater - Coal Tit

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Svartmes - Parus ater - Coal Tit

NF Photo 101227 at Tornskogen

About Svartmes at SOF

A feathered friend on youtube

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Nötväcka - Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch

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Nötväcka - Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch

NF Photo 101225

This little Nuthatch sat on my balcony. It radiates a little sadness I think. Maybe it does not like this harsh winter that we have. I can´t remember seeing one in this position before. They are usually elongated. (I think it is the right word for it)

BPW 122

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God Jul - Merry Christmas

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Kiwi

NF Photo 101223

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Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift, on he wall

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Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

NF Photo 100505 in Saintes Maries de la Mer, Capitale de La Camargue

May 5th 2010. This was quite interesting. There were about 40 Swifts gathering in this place high up in, I think, an old church. Late afternoon and raining. I could never see what was on that spot where they gathered. I am not sure, but I think the bird in the middle never left the wall. The others came and flew away and came back. Trying to join the centergroup.

I´ve been wondering what they were doing. Anyone that has an answer? Then please tell me.

World Bird Wednesday V

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