Following the rumors/reports of another Red-breasted goose at Djurgården in Stockholm, I headed out there this morning to check them out. No such bird was to be found, but it proved to be a nice morning anyway. Isbladskärret is in the Djurgården area and I really like it there.
Breeding season is in full swing, which was evident at Isbladskärret today. Birds are nesting all over the place and I guess no one can miss the Grey Heron colony in the southern part of the small swamp. They are loud and visible! I never really can grasp the fact that they are tree living birds. They don't look it, with their long legs and big bodies. To me the colony is more reminiscent of something from an African savanna scene, by a water hole, than a scene from the outskirts of Stockholm.


Eggs and chicks attract predators and omnivores, which was evident from a Raven circling above and a prowling Red Fox, which emerged from the woods, upsetting the Lapwings. It sneaked around for a while and even passed quite close and had a good look at me. I took a good number of photos.


Bird of the day:
Häger -- Graureiher -- Grey Heron -- Héron cendré --
Ardea cinereaLabels: grey heron, Isbladskärret