Stockholm Birds and Animals

On my second day in Stockholm, I walked across Djurgården island to Skansen Open Air museum which has a small wildlife park. I spent much of the time photographing the wild birds and squirrels and some of the captive animals including the very entertaining Wolverines and Harbour and Grey Seals. (We were lucky to see but not photograph a wild Wolverine in Laponia).

 

Red Squirrels Success Story

The Red Squirrel population at Formby was decimated by a Pox virus a few years ago but with careful management the numbers are steadily increasing. The National Trust don't use feeders anymore so that infection can't spread that way. Unfortunately it was a particularly dismal day when we went to visit last week so it had to be F2.8 iso 3200 and whatever shutterspeed (125-500th sec) would give a reasonable exposure.  It is amazing what these modern cameras can come up with under these conditions.

Clumber Park

 I stopped off in Sherwood Forest on my way back from Yorkshire hoping to find lots of fungi - only a very few damaged specimens but the autumn colours made a walk along the lake and through the woods worthwhile.