Hellberg photo

This time of the year there can be fog all day. For me this was a great oportunity to take some photos. I had to wait for the boat to be in the right position. I used a Canon 6D camera and the Canon 16-35 mm vide angle lens.

The genital aperture of a tick under UV light. I used a Nikon 20x fluor microscope objective. Cross eyed stereo

At the small hills close to Vallentuna church at the northern end of lake Vallentuna, every April you can see the beautiful Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) Backsippa.

The fact that we are further into spring this week is obvious. The grass snake (Snok) above is not laying still trying to heat up – it is out hunting. The neck spots are one way to recognise this non-poisonous snake. Another reptile that has woke up is the Viviparous lizard (Skogsödla). The Northern lapwing, […]

It is always nice to see the common Swan (Cygnys cygnys), sångsvan, at bird lake Angarnssjöängen. In the groups of common Swans there was one that draw attention from other birdwatchers. As usual the most interesting birds are most far away. This is (probably) a tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus), mindre sångsvan.   Some Swans and […]

I saw this stange couple, a Greylag goose (Anser anser) and a Canada goose (Branta canadensis) at birdlake Angarnssjöängen on mars 22. I have not seen them afterwards, maybe they realised that they where not a perfect match. When I observed them they swam close together. After eating simultaneously for a while they tried to […]