Goshawk premiere

On the premiere of the new hide for Goshawk photography, this beautiful adult bird came to feed in front of the hide for a good while. Erik Berg and Daniel Andersson got lucky.

Plenty of Waxwings

There are plenty of Waxwings around in the area right now. Wonderful birds! Some Pine Grosbeaks reported lately too.

Red-breasted Goose

Its´ been a nice time for Nutcrackers lately and today I popped in at Hjälstaviken to enjoy a few good birds, among them Red-breasted Goose (very rare in-land find), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (the same), some Tundra as well as the more common Taiga Bean Geese, Pink-foots and a flock of 10 Smew.

Last crane-evening

Friday night might just have been this season´s last major Crane evening at Lake Fläcksjön. Probably the most colorful sunset sky this autumn and the Cranes (at least 450) coming in to roost while the sky was still good. Tomorrow northerly winds are due to come and that usually means most Cranes take the opportunity to go south with a good tail wind.

Red Deer in rut

It was a very atmospheric night with the roars from rutting Red Deer under a rising full moon and a stroke of mist over the meadows. I heard roaring stags from at least five positions at the same time and saw a couple of more animals. These calls are so powerful and raw, it´s like a mix of Elephants and Wolves. Imagine that!

Hoopoe visit

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a rare bird in central Sweden so it was really enjoyable to see this one who appeared in a garden area outside town last week.

Moose safari evenings

The last nights we have been out on Mammal safaris. 7 Moose the first night and 4 the second, a Wild Boar also showed a while. Despite low light and long shutter speeds a few pictures got reasonably sharp.