Very strong southerly winds with rain all day. Not that it made much difference, too busy to get out today.
Grey Heron gråhegre
Long-tailed Duck havelle - to be honest I actually left the house to take this pictures
A Long-tailed Duck havelle from the terrace provided the best photographic opportunities today despite the dull and wet conditions.
Initial view of a very dark duck with the Mallards stokkand on Husvatnet
White tail sides coming into view.....
...,.and the excitement fades
A normal coloured female Mallard stokkand for comparison.....
A driive-by at Tjeldstø on the way to the shopping centre at Sartot (!! - at least my youngest was happy) got the pulse racing for a little while - a very dark looking Mallard stokkand just had to be checked out closely - we don't see much of those daft ones with domestic duck influences like they do in the parks in town. The very dark plumage and yellowish green colour on the bill looked promising but in the end the pale tail sides showed and the pulse returned to normal. Maybe it was just a bit melanistic, maybe be had some genes from the other side of the Atlantic.....
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