Two magpies hunting for insects I suppose. The one to the left may be learning from the one to the right – or just looking for the right moment to snatch a catch. … Continue readingMagpie conversation
Perching cormorants
Perching cormorants by the river a dull, damp autumn day. I’m not sure what the one in the middle is doing. It held this position for over a minute. … Continue readingPerching cormorants
An ant and her shadow
An ant and her shadow on a fallen birch trunk in the woods of Annedal. … Continue readingAn ant and her shadow
Hare
A watchful hare in the churchyard of Lundby gamla kyrka. … Continue readingHare
Not amused
This pug was travelling on the ferry down the river to Klippan. For some reason I was reminded of the phrase associated with the late Queen Victoria: “We are not amused”. … Continue readingNot amused
Fly by bus
This big fly – larger than my thumbnail – was resting by the window of the bus next to my seat. It didn’t seem to mind me pointing a massive camera at it for this macro shot. I’m not used to flies with this banded colouring – in my imagination all flies are black, except the big blue bottles and green bottles Swedes call spyflugor (vomit flies). I know there are other colours, but this one seems to be imitating a wasp and I’ve never noticed that before in a fly so large. … Continue readingFly by bus
Jack Sparrow
Jack sparrow taking an interest in my fika in the sunshine at Villa Bellparc on Saturday. Sparrows may be flying vermin – or small pirates – but this one takes a nice photo. Sparrows – so Wikipedia tells me – don’t have a generic nickname though the Tudor poet John Skelton wrote a poem about Phillip Sparrow. Still, I choose to call this one Jack.
(By the way, a fika is “something to eat with a cup of coffee”.) … Continue readingJack Sparrow