tisdag 22 september 2009

The big bull


16:th of September 2009
The big bull.

Pulling Deer


16:th of September 2009
Reindeer-pulling.

Sarven jumps


16:th of September 2009
Sarven jumps.

Three down


16:th of September 2009
Three more down.

Walking to the Reindeer


16:th of September 2009
To the Reindeer...

lördag 12 september 2009

Good eagle year


11:th of September 2009
The White-tailed Eagles in the Black River Valley seem to have had a good year. We do now have 3 breeding pairs in the valley. 2 of them reared 2 chicks each this summer and this week both of the juveniles in one clutch are seen together, still around the nesting site. Soon they might disperse and migrate south or stay to spend the winter, it varies a great deal. I got right below one of the soaring youngsters today and even my little compact Canon Power shot SX10 was able to zoom in.

Great Crane evenings


10:th of September 2009
Two nights this week I do Crane guidings at Näsklippan, by Lake Fläcksjön. An annual event that´s been running for some years now. We have excellent weather and a lot of people come to watch the Cranes as they fly in to the roosting place at sunset. 670 Common Cranes where counted today. Yesterday we could only estimate the numbers to 600-700. Some flocks migrated south today, not that many though.
On the picture you can see Casper and Saga, 5-year-old birdwatchers counting Cranes.