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2020-06-20

Coots and grebe

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Coot on the run - Sprintande sothöna
Not often you are able to get some shots of the coots chase on water. Was lucky this time.

Horned Grebe - Svarthakedopping
Changing of the guard - Vaktombyte

I really was wondering what they were thinking. First a very late point in time for nesting. Chicks should be hatched by now. And then, such a narrow nest on the water surface. The egg is probably in contact with the water. Last year a pair, maybe these two, built a similar nest as this. It was abandoned after a week. I hope this will be more lucky.

© NF Photo 200618 Östra Vingåker

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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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2019-06-15

A lucky day

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Fallow deer - Dovhjort
I was shooting a clover field when I turned around and spotted these, quite far away. I had to be really careful to get closer. I was happy because it was the first time this year I saw any in the beautiful summer hide.

Roe deer with two newborn - Rådjur m kid
Later on I spotted a roe deer on a field. First time I have seen that small ones.

The cots are now 2-3 weeks old and start to become juveniles. "teen ages" the redhead is disappearing. They now started to feed themselves a bit.

I was really lucky this day when it comes to wildlife. Deers I rarely see nowadays and roe deer newborn. Never happened before :)

European shag - Toppskarv
© NF Photo 120626

I´m going through the images from my trip to Scottland in june 201206 and found this image of a shag. I love it so I post it today.

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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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2018-07-11

Eurasian Coot

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Eurasian Coot
© NF Photo 170328

Eurasian Coot

Newly hatched
© NF Photo 180616

Newly hatched
© NF Photo 180614

juvenile
© NF Photo 180705

All birds are Eurasian Coots but different ages. :)

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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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2018-06-16

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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2017-05-26

Coot reflection

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Eurasian Coot

© NF Photo 170525

This is a chick I find very ugly. But still so charming :)

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2017-05-10

Caught in a hailstorm

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Tufted Duck

Whooper swan

Mute swan

© NF Photo 170508, Näsnaren

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2016-09-03

Autumn gathering

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Coots taking off

Grey Heron, Great Cormorant and a gull

© NF Photo 160831, Tornstugan, Näsnaren

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2013-06-06

Summer Sky and Newborn chicks

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Sothöna - Eurasian Coot with chicks

NF Photo 130606

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