Watery Wednesday: Freezing River

Winter came early this year, with lasting cold weather. It’s hard on the birds:
Much of the river is already getting covered by ice.

 

 

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Bird Snack Bar In The Park

 

The yellow bird is a Great Tit. The other one I’m not sure of… Possibly a Willow-Tit?

PS. We’ve been having broadband problems here lately.
Internet contact has been on and off irregularly for several days in a row now.
Not only  does it affect my own posting, but also how much
I’m able to catch up with my blogging friends!

Bird Sanctuary

In the lake below the museum park with the old buildings, there is a bird sanctuary. 
 

Bird Psychology

- Nice day for a stroll, isn’t it? Great opportunity to chat a bit…

- What was that you said? Now, this looks interesting…

- Ah, yummy! And it’s all MINE!
- Hrmf! If he’s going to be like THAT, I’m not so sure I’m interested…

- Silly old bird…
- Actually it wasn’t as good as I expected, whatever it was…

- … and now it seems I lost my friend, too!

Skywatch Friday: Through The Roof

These magnificent birds are soaring over the foyer at the hospital.

 

 

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Evidence

Under a tree in a park I saw the ground covered with something white... Getting closer, I saw that it wasn't flowers, but feathers. Something rather violent seems to have been taking place here!

Mosaic Monday: Yellow Brick Road

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Courtship Collage on St Valentine's Day

“In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him”

~ source unknown ~

Tuesday Blue - Mallards

Time to Feed the Birds

At Home in the River

The Mallard / Anas platyrhynchos / Gräsand is a common sight all year round, as long as there is open water to be found. This was not the sharpest of photos but I liked the way the light from the inside the buildings on the other side of the river was reflected in the water on this otherwise grey day. Putting it through a number of editing steps in PSP helped enhance the effect.

A Guest in the River

One day there was this unusal sight in the river. It was definitely not one of the usual mallards, so I had to go home and have a look in my bird book. Arrived at the conclusion that it must be a  Bucephala clangula / Common Goldeneye / knipa. According to my book and Swedish Wikipedia both, it is more common in the north of Sweden, but not so often seen here in the southern parts.

Magpie and Autumn Leaves

(Pictures from before all the leaves dropped off the trees...)

Home with a View

Mallards