Forsärla - Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail

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Forsärla - Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail

NF Photo  130415 Boda Kvarn

I´ve been trying for a long time to see this wagtail up close but failed. Now I finally got them. I was alone at  the location so I could go for it as I wanted and succeeded. Took me more then an hour to get them used to me. No other people disturbed the event. I hope they will stay and nest here. People say there was a couple nesting a few years ago. So, I keep my fingers crossed. But I have to be alert. According to wiki the incubation period is about two weeks with chicks fledging within a fortnight. Less then 4 weeks till chicks are flying.

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A great day for birds

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 Stjärtmes - Aegithalos caudatus - Long tailed tit

NF Photo 130310

 

 Blåmes - Parus caeruleus - Blue tit

NF Photo 130310

Sångsvan - Cygnus cygnus - Whooper Swan

NF Photo  130310

Some days everything works so well you almost get stunned. I did not se many birds but things that I liked.  The Long Tailed Tit was searching for food right in front of me. At least for a minute. And then the Blue Tits was playing around with each other. This is a pair I think. The darker one the male. Checking each other out. The swans was in the lake about 10 min walk from the location of the others. This is probably a family where the youngsters just got their adult plumage.

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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  130225, Nävertorp

I was out for a long walk yesterday as the sun finally came out.  When I was almost home again this one came flying over the villas. Not often seen in town really. Loved the sight. But I almost scared some people in the house. They thought there was something wrong with the roof. Well, I could asure them it was fine. To bad thou they did not see the majestic bird.  :)

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Mindre hackspett - Dendrocopos minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

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Mindre hackspett - Dendrocopos minor - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

NF Photo 130210

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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Trädkrypare - Certhia familiaris - CommonTree creeper

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Trädkrypare - Certhia familiaris - CommonTree creeper

NF Photo 130114 

Yesterday was a great day at the forest feeder. I was standing there watching the usual tits and nuthatchers when I noticed something different on the ground. Took a while before I realized it was a Treecreeper. Never seen it on the ground like that. So this time I got some nice shots of it from different angles. The last shot, that´s some great camoflage, don´t you think. :)   


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Balcony feeding

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Blåmes - Parus caeruleus - Blue tit   NF Photo 121205

 

Nötväcka - Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch NF Photo 121129

 

Större hackspett - Dendrocopos major - Great spotted woodpecker

NF Photo 121218

This is my balcony feeder. I mentioned last sudnay that I had a magpie (see the previous post) visiting at times and was not to happy about it. It is a large bird. But take a look who is visiting today. A woodpecker. Seems like this winter is hard even to the large birds. :( 

 

The shots are taken different days. This little ball will not last long with peckers and magpies visiting. But I can´t have a large feeing. 3 years ago I had rats on the balcony because of it. On the third floor! Not fun. The shots are taken through a 3-glass window and I see it from my computer work station. I very much enjoy watching the movements outside the window. But large birds isn´t really an option.

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Järnsparv - Prunella modularis - Dunnock

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Järnsparv - Prunella modularis - Dunnock

NF Photo 120628, Arran, Scotland

Despite the fact this happened close to water this bird obviously preferred to take a sand bath. It was so much fun to watch.  From my trip to Scotland last June. :)

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Forest feeder and the lake

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 Nötväcka - Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch

 

 Svartmes - Parus ater - Coal Tit

 

 Större hackspett - Dendrocopos major - great spotted woodpecker

 

 Snatterand - Anas strepera - Gadwall

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Gräsand - Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard

NF Photo 121022, Näsnaren

They started the forest feeder for the winter so I went there to see what birds had come. Seems like most of the regulars found it. At the lake the mallards and the gadwells took off before i even got close. :( From the tower I spotted a strange looking female mallard. Her front and head was different.

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Stormfågel - Fulmarus glacialis - Northern Fulmar

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Stormfågel - Fulmarus glacialis - Northern Fulmar

NF Photo 120626, Staple Island, Scotland

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This was a bird I was really excited to see. I only saw 3 on this island among the thousends of birds nesting there. We saw several on other occations but never this close again. Take a look at the video I found on youtube. They are very stiff in flight. Two of them was laying on a nest. One is the top photo. That nest has an excellent view over the ocean. The bird below might be it´s mate. :) This bird has a very special bill. No room for mistakes here.

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Sillgrissla - Uria aalge - Common Guillemot / Murre

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Sillgrissla - Uria aalge - Common Guillemot / Murre

NF Photo 120626 Staple Island, Scotland

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One of my favourites in Scotland. :)

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