House cleaning

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Stare - Starling 

© NF Photo 150514, Tornstugan

This time of year house cleaning is important. I did not hear any sound but there might be chicks in there.

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Mindre hackspett - Dendrocopos minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

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Mindre hackspett - Dendrocopos minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

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I finally got to see this one up close. It is only the second time I´ve seen it. This is a female. She came to a feeder about 10 min from my home.  It is our smallest woodpecker.

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Forest feeder again

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 Tofsmes - Parus cristatus - Crested Tit

Svartmes - Parus ater - Coal Tit

Talltita – Parus montanus - Willow Tit

Nötväcka - Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch 

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Some of the birds I saw last time at the feeder. The Crested Tit seem to be alone. I have never seen more then one.
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Vit gräsand - White mallard drake

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Vit gräsand - White mallard drake
NF Photo 130110

I have been wondering about this bird. Now I was able to get shots where you can see the curved, tail, feathers. So, this has to be a drake. And with no color it also has to be an albino.

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Kråka/Gråkråka - Corvus cornix - Hooded Crow

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Kråka/Gråkråka - Corvus cornix - Hooded Crow

This is the same bird in both shots. The shadow of the wing makes it look compleately different in the upper shot.
 
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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

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Silvertärna - Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern

NF Photo 120626 at Inner Farne.
Scotland

I have never been this close to birds before. It was a real treat and I loved every second of it. Despite the fact we was attackt most of the time. You had to wear head protection. But luckily they did not target your eyes. You had to be very careful so you stayed out of their way as chicks could wander around. I had a lot of fun trying to capture them in the backlight of the sun. And as you can see there was nests, eggs and chicks all over the place. A place I´d like to revisit.
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Backlight shadows and other shadows everywhere for Shadow Shot Sunday
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Toppskarv - Phalacrocorax aristotelis - European Shag

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Toppskarv - Phalacrocorax aristotelis - European Shag

NF Photo 120626 Staple Island, Scotland

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It was amazing how close we could get without seeming to disturb them. They just ignored you. The islands so good for nesting they accepted all "visitors". 

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Tordmule - Alca torda - Razorbill

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Tordmule -  Alca torda - Razorbill

NF Photo 120626, Staple Island, GB

One of my favourite birds in Scotland.
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quote: "This agile bird chooses one partner for life; females lay one egg per year. Razorbills nest along coastal cliffs in enclosed or slightly exposed crevices. The parents spend equal amounts of time incubating. Once the chick has hatched, the parents take turns foraging for their young and sometimes fly long distances before finding prey."

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Tofsvipa - Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing

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Newly hatched Lapwing

And here is mommy

Tofsvipa - Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing

NF Photo 120505, Ottenby, Öland


När jag lämnade Ottenby för sista gången den här resan fick jag syn på en kull nykläckta tofsvipeungar. Det var första gången jag såg dom så här små så jag blev riktigt glad. De är ju inte vackra, men ack så charmiga. Det var tre stycken men de var utspridda så jag kunde inte få dom i samma bild. 
On my way to leave Ottenby for this visit I suddenly spotted a lapwing with chicks. First time I was them this small so I was overjoyed. They were probably hatched the day before. It was three chicks but they were spred out so I could not get them in a single shot. They are no beauties, but o so charming. 

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Flying in the sky - Flyger på himlen

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Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
Nej, ingen orm. Det är en fisk. - No, it is no snake, it is a fish.
NF Photo 120412, Vad sjön

Knipa - Bucephala clangula - Common Goldeneye
NF Photo 120408, Näsnaren 

Skräntärna - Hydroprogne caspia - Caspian Tern

NF Photo 120412 , Skåraviken. 

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