Tiny critters

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An Admiral stops you from walking. 

A tiny spider on birch bark

A snail clinging for dear life on a straw.

© NF Photo 170703

There are many small critters around us that we rarely notice. Here are a few.

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Wader reflection

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Wader reflection

© NF Photo 160627

An image from the end of June. Noone around here now. 

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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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Wild boar passing through

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First there was one...dad?

then there was one...mom?

and then...a brave one

followed by siblings

and last but not least. The youngest?

Wild boar passing through
 © NF Photo 150604 at Boda Kvarn energy forest

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Dry cleaning

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Dry cleaning
© NF Photo 150601, Djulö

I did see this hare when I drove by a parking lot. I drove in and stopped. The hare had just began to take a bath in the sand. I was able to take these images before it noticed me and took off. 

We are used to see different kind of animals rolling in sand but this was the first time I saw an hare do it. 

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Wildlife

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 Elk. Also seem to be called Moose

Wild boar with new born piglets
© NF Photo 150422 Energiskogen, Boda Kvarn

I was walking in the energy forest at Boda Kvarn two days ago. Sun shining and I did not expect to meet any other then maybe a deer. Or a hare. But the first thing I encountered was this elk. Probably a young one from last year. It looked at me and then took off into the trees. 

Then I continued checking the rows of trees in the field. Saw something dark and realized it was a wild boar. And it had at least 5 newly born piglets.

Not my best images ever but it was hard to focus in both cases. Seeing the elk I stopped on the spot and lifted the camera slowly to get a shot. I managed to get these two before it was gone. The boars noticed I was there but it was hard to focus because they was far into the bushes. And the family moved away. 

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