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2020-02-29

Critters a snowy day

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We finally got some snow. Snowy day no two was sunny so I took the cameras and went to Boda Kvarn. In the hope of seeing Dipper and deer. The lower water level made the dipper come back, and the fallow deer hinds were there too.

The lower force of the water made the white throated dipper come back.
And I got some snowy shots

A pair of whooper swans was present.

And then the fallow deer adventure. A herd of 16 hinds was present on the field.
Since they are always at the far end of the field, I have to sneak in to get close in hope that they do not notice it.

They all have snow on their noses.

After almost an hour on the field. They know I am present and tries to figure out if I am a threat.

They took off but did not disappear, they stopped at the edge of the forest. I took LOTS of shots but better save some for another week.

© NF Photo 200228, Boda Kvarn

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2019-12-07

Not just a Dipper

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"Not just a dipper"
I like both photos as beautiful nature photos. They have the feeling of a fairytale.
The stream seems more powerful and wild then it really is 😊

© NF Photo 191202

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2019-11-23

Mostly dippers

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I like the posture it has in this shot 😀

The White-throated Dipper is fun to watch but so fast it is actually tricky to catch it. It is like: once you see it then you don´t. It has a habit of disappearing as soon as you pull the trigger. Luckily with digital it is not expensive to take a lot of shots.
Still only one bird seen.

The Eurasian wren - Gärdsmyg
© NF Photo 191119
There are only one wren at this place that I have seen. It is quick and like to hide in the bushes beside the stream. I saw it flying and where it landed. Pointed my camera and hoped for the best. The image is highly enlarged so I had to look close to see it in the image. And it is sharp! A lucky shot! But sometimes you have to bee lucky 😀💖

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2019-11-16

Rainy and foggy days critters

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Dipper, still. only one has come. Upclose the fog is not visible.

Fallow deer
Bad sighting due to fog and a very muddy field. I did not go there thid day. Makes me wonder how it feels for them to sleep in that dirt?

The first Bohemian waxwing turned up in a treetop outside my balcony. I think the second one, among the branches, is a Great tit.

Lake Näsnaren, The white dots in the background are swans.

© NF Photo 191116

We still need rain for the groundwaterlevel to rise but going out is not fun. 😞

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2019-11-02

This weeks critters, birds and deers

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Finally, the Dipper has arrived. This looks like a young one, the plumage is not that dark. I hope it stays and gets some company. Last year we had three of them. They are fun to watch.

In Lake Näsnaren there used to be thousand of the cots. This year there are, maybe, 150. 😟
I also saw 3 of the Smews in winter plumage, they too used to be hundreds (salskrake) 😟
Seems there were breeding issues for both species.

Fallow deer buck

© NF Photo 191031

Fallow deer. It seems like it is the time for their rut. The herd was quite stirred. The huge buck was not there when I arrived. He came from behind me and run out in the field scaring the herd a bit and me too. He was clearly checking out some of the does. There was a few younger bucks too. But this was the main one. When he was done checking the does he came back in my direction. I thought he had seen me but luckily he did not. I was sitting in a cairn and quite safe. I did not really want any close contact with those antlers.
This buck is very dark in color so he might be the reason why so many of them tends to be darker every year.
It was a quite exciting day 😀

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2019-03-23

Finally! Wildlife comes to life

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Dipper, style srudie, it is still here

Coot and Goldeneye having fun

Goldeneye, male and female

Lapwing on it´s wings

Fallow deers finally came out in the open.

© NF Photo 190322 at Boda Kvarn, Östra Vingåker and Klastorp

Finally the ice is almost gone. The birds starts to arrive, but so far, in small numbers. The deer finally comes out in the open. They have been very shy this winter.

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2019-02-16

Bees and Dippers

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Bees, still sleepy

Strömstare - Dipper

© NF Photo 190213

I met both the bees and the dipper two days ago. Not sure the bees was aware of what month it still is. There are no flowers for them to feed upon.
The Dipper was very kind to me this day. Best shots I got for two years.

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2018-11-24

Winter birds at the stream

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Winter wren

I was lucky to see a Winter wren today. I rarely do. It is so hard to catch with the new Lumix camera. The bird is much faster then the camera. Camera has to do too much thinking instead of reacting. :( Not good for fast moving birds.

Dipper

© NF Photo 181124, Boda Kvarn

The dipper arrived 3 weeks ago and will hopefully stay for a while. At least as long as the stream is not frozen.

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2017-12-15

Dipper in flight

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Dipper in flight

© NF Photo 140203

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2017-10-29

White-throated Dipper - Strömstare

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White-throated Dipper - Strömstare

© NF Photo 171025, Boda Kvarn

Finally, a bird! It has been quite empty here lately. This is the first Dipper I have seen so far. It is banded on both legs. Not a Swedish band from what I can tell. Might have been banded in Germany.

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2016-11-08

Dipper

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Dipper at Boda Kvarn

© NF Photo 161103

I did see three of them.

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2013-04-12

Birds in black and white

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Salskrake - Mergellus albellus - Smew

Strömstare - Cinclus cinclus - White-throated Dipper

NF Photo 130412

The Smew arrived to my area today and is most welcome. The dipper has been here for a while. But soon both will go further up north.

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