Kvismaren Nature Reserve

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Rysjön, Kvismaren Nature Reserve

© NF Photo 170419 Kvismaren

I went to Kvismaren yesterday. It was a nice but slightly cold and windy day. This place is located about 60 km inland from my hometown in Sweden. The cranes and swans was almost all gone up north. But I did see some  interesting waders and ducks. Also on their way up north.We had a very cold Easter weekend so I guess that is why they left early.

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Kvismaren Nature Reserve

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Birding at Kvismaren

© NF Photo 160902

The area is rather large and comes with several birding towers at different locations. And there is fences and mostly, birds. This time cows and cranes were grazing together. This place too, is very low in water level. 

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Broken fence

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Broken fence at Kvismaren

© NF Photo 160916

This is a Nature Reserve I visit a couple of times every year. It is located about 60 km from where I live. This time I wanted to see what happened to the fence after I was gone. When I last visited this place I found the fence broken with the cows entering the path. Curious cows always investigate what´s going on so they all came to this corner. Not good with a road close to it. 

In the background you can see one of the birding platforms and the water in front of it is just hinted in the last image.  

Well, this was an interesting event as I had to force the cows back into the enclosure and I tried to close it as best I could. Then I went quickly to my car and tried to find some people who could fix this. I found a woman who knew the owners of the cows and promised to tell them to go down there. Then I left for home. AND on the way I realized I did not take any images whatsoever. I was too busy with fixing the fence and the cows I forgot to take any shots. 

I guess that is a healthy sign? My first priority is to help.

This day I found the fence was not fixed but the cows was moved to the other side of the path, Closer to the water.  

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Trees n Bushes 28 Starling tree

NF Trees n Bushes 28

Welcome to the first edition of the NF Tree n Bushes meme.

 I have always liked trees and have lots of them in my files that I never got around to post. I assume that many of you have it too. So, for this meme is not about running around taking shots today. You can as well dig in your files for those gems never posted. Trees and bushes comes in many shapes and forms and they look different as the year go by. Many of them has flowers and are showing autumn colors. They change always.

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Starling tree

© NF Photo 151005, Kvismaren

I went to Kvismaren yesterday- A Nature Reserve about 60 km from where I live. This tree stands beside one of the lookouts. Lol, today I call this tree "Starling tree" as it is full of starlings. I´m not sure what kind of tree it is. But it seem to have got itself a lot of black leaves :)

Now over to you, please share your trees with the rest of us.

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Critter

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Young cow at Kvismaren
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I spent a day at Lake Kvismaren with a friend. As we were heading for a birding tower I spotted this young cow. I took some shots as I think it had a fun white pattern on it´s head. :)  They are the workers who keep the land open.

Saturdays critters

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Critter escort

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The heifers seem to wonder who I am and what I do in their pasture

better check her out!

ouch, she turned, better hide!
© NF Photo 140505, Sörön, Kvismaren

This is a very nice part of Kvismare Nature Reserve. It is a lot of oak and medows and small wetlands tended to by these critters. :) If lucky there might also be a few bird to watch. About the 4-legged gals? You don´t really want them to get too close. They love to lick on your backpack and camera. If they manage to do it.

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