Horned grebes
Gamlebyen
Cormorant in Fredrikstad
Flying cormorant
Mute swan male rivalry
The Drop
The Drop (Original name in Norwegian: Fallet) is one of several installations made by students at Glemmen High School. The installations are placed around the moats of the fortified town in Fredrikstad. The sunset gave the exhibition new colors.
Two young great crested grebes
One young great crested grebe
Two young great crested grebes
One above and one beneath
One young great crested grebe
Western Jackdaw
Great crested grebe in the moats
The great crested grebe was easier to get today. Although the bird spent most of the time under water, it was closer than usual when it surfaced.
Swans and cygnets
Got an itch
Finding grub
Swan and cygnets
Five out of eight cygnets
Foot
Young
Now I know what baby swans are called. I had to check. Cygnets. The word is diminutive of Old French ‘cigne’ which means ‘swan’. It comes from Latin ‘cycnus’ and from Greek ‘kyknos’. Who knew that looking at birds could end up in an etymology lesson? And furthermore, how could anyone call a cygnet an ugly duckling? They’re are the cutest, softest looking things I have ever seen.
Living by the moats
Duck duck swan
Kitty
Mallard
Great black-backed gull
