Lärkfalk - Falco subbuteo - Eurasian Hobby

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Lärkfalk - Falco subbuteo - Eurasian Hobby

NF Photo 130803, Fiskeboda
  
A nice surprise today when I spotted the Eurasian Hobby.  First time I have seen it this year. It is such a beautiful bird of prey. Only too soon it disappeared behind the trees.

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Stripgås - Anser indicus - Bar-headed Goose

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Stripgås - Anser indicus - Bar-headed Goose

NF Photo 130712, Strandstuviken 

This day I went to the coast and one of the bird protection areas.  I wanted to see some birds for a change. And there were rather much of geese. Among them was one Bar-headed Goose swimming with the Canadian goose. I was lucky to see it as it was a lifer for me. But sadly it was to far away to get good shots. I never could see it up front, mostly from the back as they swam out and away from the beach. Still, it was a lifer. :)

They are not native to Scandinavia. Might be a runaway from a park. The official system for handling birds in Sweden did not count it as a Swedish lifer. Too bad!

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About Bar-headed Goose on wiki

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Kaja - Corvus monedula - Jackdaw

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Kaja - Corvus monedula - Jackdaw

NF Photo 130723 

I guess these images speaks for themselves. Jackdaw feeding young with our trash.
 
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Mute swan gathering Knölsvan - Cygnus olor - Mute Swan

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 Knölsvan - Cygnus olor - Mute Swan

 Whooper Swan and Mute Swan

 

Knölsvan - Cygnus olor - Mute Swan

NF Photo 130718, Lake Näsnaren 

I was surprised when I arrived to the lake a couple of days ago. I was expecting graylag geese. Instead there was about a hundred mute swans and one whooper swan. And a few ducks here and there. The swans usually gather here but not this early. Does that mean the breeding was not successful? I did not see any young birds in the group. Anyway, it was a beautiful sight. And a lot of action in the group too.

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Tamduva - Columba livia - Feral Pigeon Malicious Dove

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Tamduva - Columba livia - Feral Pigeon

NF Photo 130715 

What happened to this one? Have no clue but it is probably about moulting. But I have never seen anything like it. The dove looks really malicious. I also made a piece of art for Mandarin Orange.

Malicious Dove

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