Dowitcher at Asköviken

A Dowitcher sp. in summer plumage was discovered by Niclas Lignell at Asköviken today. The question is Long-billed? or Short-billed? or even Asian Dowitcher? These pictures where taken by Göran Ljunggren. see more of his excellent work on trut.se

Wolf on Black Grouse lek

This Wolf conveniently paraded in front of three happy, british photographers at 8´o clock this morning. They where ready and steady taking pictures on leking Black Grouse from our Grouse hide when the wolf came out of the vegetation and started to hunt a Greylag Goose. (splash splash). Pictures by Tim Munsey. See more of hs excellent work on his own website! If you want to book Sweden´s most comfortable Black Grouse hide with addded values (last week adult male Pallid Harrier) check this!

A few pictures from a 2-day photo session with Birdsafarisweden, last week courtesy of Anders Blomdahl. See more of his excellent work on his own website!

Goshawk feeder in work

Our new Goshawk feeding station is still primitive but at least starting to produce some pictures. Erik Berg and Magnus Friberg are the first succesful photographers. click their linked names to see more of their excellent work! The pictures shown above are by Erik Berg.

Great Grey afternoon

After having enjoyed a Hawk owl and a Pygmy Owl, both at very close quarters, we stumbled upon this Great Grey Owl quite unexpectedly in the forest. Giving hope for a good owl season here.

Black Woodpecker on feeder

This log - prepared with margarin on the backside - has been quite an attraction to Great-spot- and Grey-headed Woodpecker lately but now Mrs Black is taking over. It´s very very rare to get Black Woodpeckers attracted to a feeder. it´s only the second time ever in my experience and the first time in the Black River area.

Continental tit

On monday I photographed a solitary Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) by Lake Öjejön in the Black River Valley. It wasn´t until I looked closer at the pictures I realised it looked like the continental race europaeus. However I have no previous experience from this subspecies. It´s a very rare bird here and despite almost 40 years of birdwatching I have never seen any before. Do they look like this?