My favourite bird!

Hunting.

Singing in the linden tree.

Early morning at Örarevet, 24th of May

Birds, birds and some flowers :)

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

The Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) sings very loudly this time of the year. A wonderful little bird that I would like to have even more of.

The Thicket shadbush or Amelanchier spicata seems to enjoy the soil in Svångemåla. 

Damson plum (Prunus domestica) has very sour fruits but its flowers are wonderful.

 European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is, as I have written before, a very aggressive little bird that has chased away several Great tits from the birdhouses I put up.

One of the Great tits (Parus major) that has not fled the area.

Örarevet May 2018

Örarevet is an absolute favorite of mine. To sit in the sun and see all the birds is the best way of relaxing I can think of but it can also be exciting when you see a tern hunt just in front of you. Fast, brave, skilled are just a few of the words that came to my mind.

A common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) managed to stand on one led in the soft wind.

New tennant

A Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is the new tenant of the "birds house" that has previously been occupied by a woodpecker, a startling and other common birds. I hope it will be happy in the old tree and that I can get some pictures of all family members.

Insects

There are plenty of insects flying around in Svångemåla. Many experts think that it will be a very bad mosquito year but we have not noticed too many so far. Bumble bees, butterflies, wasps and bees are everywhere!

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

It is May and 25 C and I am thinking of Christmas.Why? Well, I was as always looking for interesting birds when I saw how lovely the Pine looks this time of the year. It really made me think of Christmas! To get a better understanding, click on the picture!

Acrobat!