This swan was stretching its wings in the water by the ferry terminal at Klippan. … Continue readingSwan stretching its wings
A first butterfly
Actually not the first butterfly I’ve seen this year, but the first I’ve photographed, and the first I’ve seen enjoying nectar from a flower. In a garden near my home. … Continue readingA first butterfly
Flying crows
Strangely for the seashore, and despite all the evidence (see yesterday’s photo) there were more flying crows around than gulls. I love the way crows’ wings end in finger-feathers when they fly. At least I was able to photograph this (below) black-headed gull. (I think it’s a black-headed gull, though to be sure it looks more like a tern.) … Continue readingFlying crows
Mussel shell with barnacles
This mussel looks like it was old and tasty for the seagull that broke it open. Look at all the barnacles. There was a stretch of grass by the shore littered with these mussel shells which puzzle me until I saw slabs of slate laid as paving stones in the grass. The gulls must have been breaking the mussels open on the stones. … Continue readingMussel shell with barnacles
Common cormorant or shag
A skarv (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) aka the common cormorant or shag. I’m going to guess that the Swedish skarv and the English shag are one and the same word. … Continue readingCommon cormorant or shag
Young gull
A young gull – a herring gull, I think, still mostly in it’s youthful plumage. It was hanging around with a number of other teenagers at Brunsparken waiting for som action. Or food. … Continue readingYoung gull
The lion in winter
At least, it’s A lion in winter. This lion is standing outside the main administrative building of Gothenburg University. Usually he looks nobel and imposing, but now he’s a bit silly under this cap of snow. … Continue readingThe lion in winter