Spring feelings ?

October, ice cold winds and frost every night but some goldcrests seem to have spring feelings.

 

Common treecreeper

 Today I was lucky to come very close to a treecreeper. It is very well camouflaged and you can easily miss it.

Stars

 The night sky in Svångemåla is absolutely amazing right now. No light pollution, no dust, just millions of stars as a cascade of confetti in the dark. You feel very humble and small.

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Last bouquet of the year?

We have had frost several nights and there are not many flowers to be picked, but my wife found some and made a beautiful bouquet. 

 

More nuthatch pictures :)

 The nuthatch was my father's favorite bird and it is slowly becoming mine as well. It is good looking, active and fun to watch when it walks up and down trees. 

Blue tit

 There are at the moment a lot of blue tits around our house in Svångemåla.  I have posted pictures of them many times but I cannot  refrain from doing it one more time  :) They are simply too cute !

Common treecreeper

 The Common treecreeper is not so common in Svångemåla.  Or maybe it is but I have not seen it before due to how well it blends in when it creeps up a tree trunk :)

Nuthatch

 The nuthatch is a common bird all year round in Svångemåla. It is one of the few birds that can descend a tree head first. I spotted this one on the ground which is not so common.

Goldcrest

 The Goldcrest is the smallest of all birds in Sweden. It got its name from its golden stripe on the head. In Sweden it is called Kungsfågel ( the King of the birds) .  Despite its bright colors it is not easy to spot due to its size. I saw this one high up in a tree and due to lack of light it was not possible to get sharper pictures than these :(

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October

 October is not my favourite month of the year. It is not so much the cooler weather as the darkness that comes down over Sweden. When the sun shines it has not enough warmth to dry the grass so the ground is wet all the time. I took a stroll down the road today and this is what I saw.