2019-04-27

A visit to Kvismaren Nature Reserve

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Birders on the Löten platform overlooking Rysjön


A few Greylag geese

 This place was always crowded with ducks. Now it is almost empty!

A group of cranes over head

 Snok! This snake has no venom. And it is very curious. It is my "spirit animal"

Fallow deer bucks resting.

© NF Photo 190420, Kvismaren

I and a friend visited Kvismaren a week ago. It was not fun! This place was crowded with birds when I first came here. But last year it was scarce and this time even less. There was more birders then birds :(  Most years at this, migration, time used to be thousands of geese, cranes and swans. Not to mention ducks. It is a sad thing to see what happens to nature and wildlife.

One part of this place, Öby kulle, is known for its snakes. Many people come here in spring to see them wake up and rest in the sun to get warmed up. There used to be two species but I only saw one of them. My favourite the Snok. This one is a swimmer and feeds mostly on fish.

On our way home we spotted a group of Fallow deer bucks. I was able to take a few shots through the car window.

This week we already had several forest fires in the south part of Sweden. That is not normal.  I am selfish and hope they will stay out of my neighborhood.


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2019-04-26

2019-04-19

Not very colorful moss

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© NF Photo 190418

Normally very colorful :)
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2019-04-13

Critters from here and there

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 The bison calf is from Teton/Yellowstone. The herd was crossing the fence but the calf did not find an opening. Finally it crawled below the fence to it´s mother.
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 Monarch butterfly in Morocco 121118

Spotted sandgrouse in Morocco 121118
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Today I have critters from my travels.


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2019-04-12

Bison calf on the wrong side

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Bison calf on the wrong side of the fence. 
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This is an image I took on my trip to Teton Range and Yellowstone 2 years ago. The little calf eventually managed to go under the fence to it´s waiting mother.

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2019-04-05

Spring silhouette

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The sun created light bokeh on the lake creating a nice silhouette.

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