On Bygdøy there were now three Lapwings, over 200 Greylag, I
heard a fly over Snow Bunting and there were 3-5 Stock Doves with two of them
singing.
A visit to Østensjøvannet revealed no increase in the area
of open water but there were a lot of birds with Goldeneyes and Tufted Ducks
now back. Four Goldeneyes were also on the one small area of open water on Maridalsvannet.
male Goldeneye (kvinand) with Mallards |
Goldeneye pair |
female Goldeneye |
here we can see the inner eye lid which is like a windscreen wiper |
three Lapwings on Bygdøy. The left hand bird is a female and the other two males |
a so-called "inter-sex" Mallard most likely a female with a lot of male hormones |
the male Wigeon x Mallard hybrid |
here the hybrid and the intersex Mallard. These intersex bird can often be suspected of being hybrids and the similarity in head pattern can be seen here |
I normally don't spend time with plastic wildfowl but in the snow the Ruddy Shelduck made a nice subject |
Wood Pigeons (ringdue) are nearly even better looking though |
the Goshawk (hønsehauk) as perched up in the same tree in Maridalen where it was having good preen. Note the huge talons |
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