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2021-06-12

Fun with the sun and the dragonflies

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Well, had some fun with it. I thought the moon would center the sun but it came just on top of it. So, I was dissappointed. And my camera jusat can´t do the shots everyone wants to share. But that kind of images is easy to create in Photoshop. 😂 So, I played around. A girl need some fun, right?

I took the backgroudn shot and the two upper sky ones with my phone without risking my eyes.

The lower BW image was with my LUMIX set as dark as possible. And I made some PS work too. The eagle was seen that day too,

Draonflies at the rape-field, lots and lots of them

Top row: Four-spotted chaser

Bottom row: broad-bodied chaser, female

© NF Photo 1210610

Hope everyone is fine. Kids are out of school for summer holidays. And Sweden is opening up a bit more now so people are quite happy.

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2021-06-05

Cranes and ducklings

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Common crane wit chicks.

This is what I got from the cranes. They managed to hatch two chicks and I could watch them for two days. Now they are out wandering the lands. I have seen the parents but the chicks are still too small and are not visible in the grass. This was a fun experience.

In another pond close to the one above I was very surprised one day. Lots and lots of

Mallard chicks and no adult visible. Daycare center???

Well, I did not have to wait long for the answer. A car came and stopped beside me. And a guy

saying, are you watching them for me??

I have talked to him before, he is working on the mansion that keeps the deers. He had released the chicks in the pond the day before and came to watch them and care for them. So, these are not "wild" they were hatched in a barn. There is plenty of room for them as there are very few of the other birds that normally stays there to breed.

Red-backed shrike - Törnskata

I was lucky to see this beautiful couple on one of my walks.

© NF Photo 210605

I hope everyone is safe. I have recieved vaccine shot no two earlier this week. So, now I can soon hug my daughter and grandchildren.

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2021-05-29

Flooded

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Not sure what the H-k I am doing today. Obviously!

Thie week started off quite good. I found a Godleneye with chicks and a Coot with two chicks.

The dragonflies are starting to fly, but this one looks different in some way. I can´t ID it.

The deer in the images are the same. In the first image you only see the dark ones upper head. They were resting in a very wet field. We had a rainstorm the day before the images was taken and I was walking in, here and there, 15 cm deep water on the field. It was flooded everywhere.

At first I did not see the crane as the nest was empty, but later on the creane was back so I think the eggs made it.

The swifts had arrived and had a great time catching whatever bugs was flying over the water. I did not get any good shots of them but this silhouette was good enough to use.

I hope you like my crazy Mosaic today. I am very frustrated.

Below is what happened to a place, Kvismare Bird Observatory, I usually to visit a couple of times every season. I have to drive 1.5h to get there. It is a great place for birding and wildlife. It is now compelately flooded. In the article they say the waterlevel rised around 1meter. And still rising. The problem with this area is that it is inland and don´t have good connetions with larger lakes. So, it will take a long time for the waterlevel to lower. 😭

"Disaster in Kvismaren!

We have got an insane amount of rain the last couple of days, and the water levels in the area have raised with almost a meter. This has of course ruined all ongoing breedings in the area. Let's just hope that the water levels goes down fast so some species might have a chance of a successful second brood."

Photo from their FB site! The images is only a part of the area of the Observatory.

© NF Photo 210528

Take care everyone!

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2021-05-15

This weeks critters

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Top: Pheasant and Green hairstreak I only saw one of each!

Below: horses and barn swallow at the stable. Barn swallow just arrived and seem to be in fair numbers. :)

The crane is still incubating while her neigbours, the Mallards, standing watch.

In the art gallery there are an exhibition sharing giraffe and birds.

I can walk below the giraffes bellies and the birds are created from cans. I was stunned!

© NF Photo 210515

Take care everyone. C is not over even if it takes a little break.

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2021-05-08

Two, four and six-legged Critters

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Humble bees in cherry trees.

We have a roundabout traffic area where they planted 100 cherry trees 5 years ago. Lots of flowers but not many humble bees. Maybe they stayed at home where it is cosy and not cold. It actually came a little snow when I was there.

The top image I created for my cover image on FB.

Horned grebe! Top row"

I did not see them when I arrived at the ponds. But walking the area further away I saw one pair in dense bushes. If they nest at that area it will be hard to watch them. There will soon grow a lot of reed and greeary on bushes, hiding them.

The Common crane, bottom row, seem to have a nest. They might be late. I have seen images with chicks on FB.

Moose and a common crane.

And this moose was rare. I have not seen any since Sept last year. This is probably a young male! No antlers yet, but the bright hind legs.

A great day! Not when it comes to numbers, but when it came to species.

I have a counter that counts my steps, I walked 7640 steps, outdoors, 5348 meters and used, only, 289 kcal. Weird, ain´t it? You walk for hours and use only 290 kcal. 😞

© NF Photo 210507
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2021-05-01

Critters in mosaics

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Red deer, a deer I rarely see. Maybe twice a year, so I was thrilled seeing them. Both stags and hinds. The stag seem to be growing new antlers. There are the protecting velvet on them.

So, I don´t share any Fallow deers today. 😀

Sea eagle, one of the family flying in the area.

Western marsh harrier, there is one flying over the ponds!

Great crested grebe, I did see a pair in another lake.

And in yet onother lake, two pairs of Greylag goose already got hatchlings.

Coot fighting © NF Photo 120325

This is something I don´t see anymore. Even 5 years ago there were a lot of coots in the ponds. And fighting going on a lot in breeding times. There used to be several hundreds of them and quite fun to watch. This year there are, maybe, five pairs. And so far appart they don´t need to fight for territory or partners.

There also used to be a lot of gulls and mallards, but they too are absent.

Horned Grebe © NF Photo 210430

The only positive thing is I spotted 4 pairs of horned grebe. So, I hope they stay. I can´t be sure until I see a nest.

I was about to share some images of the ponds 5 years ago and compare them with todays situation. Turned out I don´t have some old overview shots to show the population in those days. There used to be thousands of birds and many different species. Today the lakes/ponds are empty. It is soo sad to watch.

Oh, almost forgot, I got my first shot of vaccine. You probably know what I mean! 😃

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2021-04-28

Insectshotel mimicing famous buildings and watertower

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© NF Photo 210426

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2021-04-17

Critters this week

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Butterflies are awakening now.

Peacock butterfly, The comma and the Mourning cloak.

Fallow deer!

This guy lost one of his antlers. The wound is visible on the inserted shot. First time I´ve seen this and got a shot. Now I will follow them more closely for a while. There are at least ten males and they will loose their antlers all of them. After that I will not recognize them as their antlers are like fingerprints. Unique to each one. In August I will be able to see new antlers grow out. Will be fun.

😀

I finally got a welcomming shot of the Grey wagtail. This is probably a female. The couple have been here for a while. I hope they will stay to nest and raise young!

White wagtail

© NF Photo 210416

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2021-04-11

This weeks nature mosaic

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Top row, my lipstick flower and a wild flower, not sure wich.

Bottom row: The butterfly is an Orange underwing and the bird a White wagtail.
Both first sightings this year.

The forest ants got in touble when the forest was cut down due to being infected by

European spruce bark beetle. The forest workers obviously tried to save the ant hill. But it is nevertheless quite damaged. I have followed these ants for many years. I hope they survive, they are important to the forest.

© NF Photo 210411

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2021-04-05

Spring time

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On my walk I met this lady with her sweet dogs. She seemed happy and allowed me to photograph them. The dogs posed nicely. I took a few shots and then my camera went crazy. It took a serie of shots with differnt settings. That is not supposed to happen. But this time it looked kind of cool!

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Easter walk.

Top row: Umbrella in the roof of COOP supermarket. The remains of our old firestation. Flower in our city park

Botom row, What trees looks like inside: A map, a clock, a grumpy man.

I hope everyone had a great Easter, even at a distance.

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2021-03-27

SC& MM

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Top row: male Common chaffinch, finally arrived, and Nuthatch in cool position.

Bottom row: Yellowhammer and the first of the Black-headed gulls

Center: a male Tufted duck

Red squirrel in action!

Nice to welcome the new arrivals and great to still have others sround.

© NF Photo 210327

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