Kategori: fågel
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After the brief scouting trip to Ånnfjällstjärnen earlier this week, it was time to go all the way to the top. Just four days ago the road to Övre Lillåsvallen was partly covered in snow but now it’s all gone. And the trail through the forest, it was more like a brook than a trail…
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With these warm temperatures we’ve been having, I’ve started visiting the south-east side of Funäsdalssjön to check the birds in the open water. The swans, goldeneyes and mallards arrived a long time ago, but today I finally saw the birds I had been waiting for – cranes! There were eight of them, but I heard…
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The days are getting longer and definitely warmer, when the sun shows up like it did today. The only way to spend these days is on the mountain, so I put on my skis and started towards Ånnfjället. I was going to follow the prepared ski trail up, but when I passed the unmarked snowmobile…
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Wonderful news from the Crane Watch! The first chick has hatched! I felt really privileged as I was watching the crane family today. I almost didn’t want to leave because I would love to see the second chick hatch… but since I have no idea how far apart the chicks hatch, it could be a…
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I’m back from Finland and I was anxious to see if the crane nest stayed afloat through the spring floods. When I got there, the crane was standing by the nest as if to show me the eggs! I really hope the water didn’t reach the eggs so the chicks are still developing. Stay tuned to…
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When it rains, it pours. It rained non-stop yesterday and water levels are now up to flood levels, although Ljusnan is still not as high as it was last year on 24 May. I can still see the top of the rock which was completely under water last year. It looks like the smaller waterways are…
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I made brief visits here and there to check how the spring is coming along. Here in Ljusnedal the snow is almost gone, there are just some small patches in the forest but that’s about it. But as soon as I drove up to Hållan, it was very different – there was so much snow…
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I hope you’re not getting tired of swan pictures yet… I’m not! Yesterday I took the Mega-Tamron to Tevsjön, which is still mostly covered in ice, but with a few open patches (in fact, some parts of the lake almost didn’t freeze at all in the winter). So naturally the waterfowl use the lake as a resting…
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The migratory birds like the golf course in the spring, so I do my evening promenades there with the Mega-Tamron as company. There’s not a lot of action as yet, I’ve seen some occasional cranes there but yesterday I only heard them in the distance. What I did get instead was three swans on the…
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I traded skiing for bird watching today. Great choice! I got to witness some drama and action, and got my best swan pictures to date as well. I used the same spot as last week and this time the swans didn’t mind me. There are more of them now, and they are too busy fighting each…