Rörhöna - Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen

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Rörhöna - Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen

NF Photo  130502 ÖV

A pair of Moorhens stays in the pond where the Horned Grebe stays. They have been there for a week now. I cross my fingers that they will stay and breed. Then I have a chance to see young. I have never seen that before so that would be nice.

NF Waters 71
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Sånglärka - Alauda arvensis - Common Skylark

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Sånglärka - Alauda arvensis - Common Skylark

NF Photo  130404

I love spring! Where I live there are not a lot of birds so instead of chasing species I try to document what they do. This was the day when I photographed the Snow Buntings but I spent time with the skylark as well. You can´t really get them up close in this situation but I had a lot of fun capturing the airborne games. Those guys are really fast, make quick turns and always makes me laugh! For now I wonder if any of them nested.

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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.

NF Winged 86
 

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Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey

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Fiskgjuse - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey

NF Photo  130415 Boda Kvarn

This day I was really out trying to get shots of the Grey Wagtail that stays a couple of km from my home. (a post of it HERE) Then, out of the blue, literally, this beauty landed on a dead birch just a few meters in front of me. And a perfectly fit in my camera lens too. Some days you are lucky. The last shot it passed me rather close.

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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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About Grey Wagtail on wiki
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