2018-06-30

White horses

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White horses
© NF Photo 180630

Well, white more or less.
I went to the riding school yesterday to see if I could find the beauty from last year. The roan colored one in the top images might be the one but I am not sure. But I wish this one did not have the fly cover on it´s head. They need them of course but it gives ME bad shots :)

The horses in the third image was in a different pasture. Maybe a km apart from the school.


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2018-06-29

A misty morning

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A misty morning
© NF Photo 150916, Östra Vingåker

An image I came across in my files, thought it was worth sharing.

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Abstract pattern in the lake

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The surface of Näsnaren Lake
© NF Photo 180627, Näsnaren

Abstract pattern in the lake due to pollen and other stuff that should not be there.

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2018-06-28

Sky watch

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Lonely tree
© NF Photo 180522, Ölands Södra Udde

A sky from my trip to Öland a month ago.

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2018-06-27

Bluebell

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Bluebell
© NF Photo 180627, Luvsjön

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2018-06-25

Hävla bruk outdoor museum

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 The little pond from where the water flows

Outdoor lavatory facility



 The workshop

A working model of the plant

Beech forest road

Hävla bruk outdoor museum
© NF Photo 180623

I and a friend took a trip with the car and was luck y this place was open for visitors.

Övre Hävla Bruk (in swedish)

  A bad translation from wiki:
Upper Hävla Bruk or Hävla Hammarsmedja is a hometown museum and building memory at Hävla stream in the Skedevi parish in the Östergötland mountain range.

In 1682, the governor Jacob Henriksson Flemming (1640-1689) granted permission to manufacture smidable iron at the pouring power in the Skedevi parish. In the 19th century, the business was built and at the end of the 19th century, Hävla was one of the country's largest horse shoe suppliers. The smithy was in use until 1924.

Today, Hävla Bruk, called Nedre bruket, a modern industrial plant with the manufacture of steel products for the construction industry.

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2018-06-23

Coots new familymember

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Coots new familymember
© NF Photo 180616, Östra Vingåker

First time I was able to capture coot chicks in the nest. The chicks in the nest seem to be newly hatched, they are still wet. Not fluffy as the swimming one. I don´t think they are cute, but I find them charming.

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2018-06-22

Between the tiles

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Between the tiles
© NF Photo 180620

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2018-06-20

Sunset over the wetand

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View

 Closer, zooming in

View behind my back
Sunset over Östra Vingåkers wetand
© NF Photo 180615

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Hairy floral arrangement downtown

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"Hairy" floral arrangement downtown
© NF Photo 180619

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2018-06-16

Birds this week

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Cormorant nesting colony. Lots of chicks there.

Great cormorant, adult leaving the nest

A blackheaded gull skims the surface with both beak and feet, Looks like it is walking or dancing.

And some of the new inhabitants. Young Coot chicks.
© NF Photo 180614-15

I have known about the Cormorant colonies but have not investing it much as it is a bit tricky to get there. But now I really wanted to see the actual nesting. The trees are on a small island out in the lake. I needed my 400 lens and an adapter x2, makes it 800m lens to get this image. I had to fasten it on the birding tower fence to be able to take shots. Camera is heavy and it was windy.
The cormorant flying was shot with the 400 mm lens.


The gulls was skimming the watersurface to find food and sometimes even used the feet.

To finish off  the coots are hatching. This is for you Anni, I think I remember you loved them last year. These are maybe 2 or 3 days old. I have some new images not yet uploaded. Will try to post some next week.

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Reindeer in Varanger

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Reindeer in Varanger
© NF Photo 150309, Varanger, Norway

Reindeer in Varanger a cold and snowy day.
I´m going through my files from the trip to Varanger in March 2015 as I am posting them to Instagram. I love the reindeers so I thought "cold" images would chill one off in the heat of summer.

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2018-06-15

Spiderweb

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Spiderweb and seeds
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2018-06-14

Sunset at Ottenby

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Sunset at Ottenby
© NF Photo 180523, Ottenby

I did see the red light from the kitchen at the hostel I stayed in. Quickly finished and got out to the fields to watch.

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2018-06-09

Swift and black-headed gull

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 Tail of a swift, I was lucky to catch that one. They are soooo fast.

 Swift

Swift and black-headed gull
© NF Photo 180529 and 180605 Boda Kvarn & ÖV

The top image is the tail of a swift. Second image is a swift, but not the same as the first one.

The black-headed gull did NOT like me. It tried to scare me off. Quite annoying really! I´m not a raptor!


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