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2013/05/02

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.

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2013/03/30

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.
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2012/09/16

Vigg - Aythya fuligula - Tufted Duck

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Vigg - Aythya fuligula - Tufted Duck

NF Photo 120912, Näsnaren

Hane i eklipsdräkt
Male in plumage after breeding season. Sorry did not find any good word in english. :(

Finally some ducks are arriving on their way south. So far they are very few. I do hope there will be more. If not there is serious trouble somewhere.

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2011/03/15

Skata - Magpie in flight

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skata-pica-pica-magpie
NF Photo 110311

The Magpie is a really hard one. I see it daily. It is everywhere, and yet it has been comletely frustrating to get a decent flying pic of it. But the other day there were about 20 birds together flying around in whatever business they have. That day they were flying directly above my head and finally I got those shots. When you get them from the side they look like darts and no fun at all.

Vigg, hane - Aythya fuligula - Tufted Duck, male
NF Photo 110314 at Backa Lake

A newcommer at the lake today was the Tufted Duck, a single male had found the way here. I also spotted a Grey Heron. Also the first this season. But it was too far away to get a shot and heading behind trees.

Koltrast hane - Common Blackbird male
NF Photo 110314 at Krämbol

The common blackbird also showed up. Last winter I had them on my balcony, 5 of them. This year they descided to go south. Now they return.

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2010/03/13

Oxelösund March 10th

NF Photos 100310, click to enlarge them

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. :)

There are aditional photos on NatureFootstep. Three posts starting with this one
And on Stefans Blog is even pics of me. :)

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