Kategori: Sverige
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Last week I thought the river had reached its peak. Then on Sunday evening it started raining, and it didn’t stop until last night, and with what all the waterways being already full with meltwater, the effect was immediate on the river. I swear if I had been able to sit by the window for…
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As you saw from my previous post, yesterday morning was quite bleak with low clouds. The sun came out in the afternoon though, and it makes all the difference, so I drove out to check the cranes and red-throated divers. I found where the cranes have their nest. I also found that they have a guest, I…
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It has been raining for two days and it shows – the river is higher now than at the snowmelt peak. But today there was a chance of a sunny break so I headed to Ånnfjället. I needed a mountain which I could access without having to do a long trek through the forest, which…
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On sunny evenings, I go to the golf course with the big lens to see if I can catch any birds. There are plenty of them, and so far I have a 100% success rate – at scaring them off. Hmm… I’m not aiming to get any beautiful keepers, I’m just taking the opportunity to…
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The weather is much cooler now and it doesn’t look like the snow has melted very much on Anåfjället. The river is also past its peak, the water level sank a bit and has been holding steady for a couple of days. Yesterday I visited Livsäterån. There’s no ice, but the creek is lined with…
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Did a quick trip to see if the cranes and red-throated divers are back – and they are! The tarn where the cranes are is still covered with ice, but the red-throated divers’ tarn has melted fully. It’s a popular place, I saw common golden-eyes, mallards and best of all, tufted ducks, before I spotted…
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Say bye bye to the warm weather. This morning Ånnfjället looked a lot more pale than in the picture but there was just enough sunshine during the day to melt the new powder. It was chilly when I went cycling, and it wasn’t just me gotten used to the warm weather – it was snowing when…
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The water keeps rising. I’m wondering if it’s possible that this big boulder in the middle of the river can get completely covered.
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Cycled the Lossen road for the first time this year, with the following observations: The cranes are not at home yet. The little tarn by their (last year’s) nesting site is still covered with ice The Lossen reservoir is almost empty The spring water is as good as it ever was (I filled my bottle…
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May appears to be a month when everything is possible – I’ve been skiing, walking and cycling so far, and now I can add snowshoeing and hiking to the list. That’s really all the outdoors activities I ever do (after I point blank refused to run any more, because I hate it and can’t get…