Spiderwebs

The dew makes the spiderwebs very visible this time of the year and one can wonder first of all how many spiders are there and secondly, do the catch anything in their webs? I am glad, however, that I am a bear and not a fly :)

Badger attack!

The badger (Meles Meles) has replaced the wild pigs as the prime hooligan in Svångemåla. It has managed to crawl under the electric fence and made a bit of a mess of my lawn. Not too bad but still a bit annoying. The pigs have again increased in numbers but have, so far, not managed to force their way through my fence. Some of my neighbors are less lucky.

Time to leave Sweden??

According to old wisdom a lot of rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries is a sign that the coming winter will be very long, cold and snowy. I have never seen the rowan trees as red as they are this year. Brrr...

Rhinoceros caterpillar ??

What on earth is this??  It looks like a combination of a normal caterpillar, a rhino and a space creature with several yellow eyes. If you know what it is, please let me know!!

Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea)

Several Cardinal beetles have invaded parts of Svångemåla. Good looking and hungry creatures. Not my favourites.

What is Mr. Bullfinch brewing??

He is getting less afraid of me and looks down on me with a very daring stare so the question is if he is brewing something "a bit stronger" in his house made up of hops???

Bullfinch

The Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a bird you see very often in the winter but not so in the summer. I was therefore pleaseantly surprised when I one day saw a couple going in and out of my hop-pole to attend to their 

nestlings. I was also surprised to hear what a lovely, soft song they have.

Mrs Bullfinch

 Mr Bullfinch

The couple's  apartment "house".

Small but beatiful flowers and a bird :)

The Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is one of the most common birds in Sweden and although this picture is not taken in Svångemåla there are plenty of them here. 

 The fragrance of jasmine has been heavy for a while but it and the flowers are fading now.

A flower that deserves more appreciation if the lime blossom (Tilia cordata). Tiny but beautiful!

Like the lime blossom, the lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)  flower is small and difficult to see but well worth bringing out a magnifier to have a closer look!

Young moose in the middle of the pantry !

There are many areas in and around Svångemåla where the forests have been cut down to give space to new and fresh trees, full of juicy leaves. The moose and deers love those areas since they do not even have to bend down to eat.

Dramatic sky in Svångemåla !

No Photoshop needed !