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The magic of spring! (PIP)

We had a lovely sunny day yesterday. I saw the first butterfly of the year! A small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae). Hibernation is over.

And we still have ice on some lakes! The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in PIP walks on the ice to the open water. There were also some whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) on the lake, but I didn't manage to take a photo. The swans are migrating. The mute swan might stay here, the whooper swan will probably move on and breed in the northern parts of Sweden.
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7 comments

©UdoSm said:

Hopefully he didn't see the light of the world too soon...
8 months ago

uwschu said:

Eis hatten wir diesen Winter fast gar nicht, ist aber nichts Neues.
Schöne Serie!
Frohe Ostern, Per
8 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Wonderful capture!

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8 months ago ( translate )

Don Sutherland said:

Outstanding shot.
8 months ago

Ulrich John said:

Der Titel trifft’s genau !
8 months ago ( translate )

HaarFager said:

Very nice photo of this beauty! It's always nice when you start seeing those first butterflies to come out again in Spring.
8 months ago

ROL/Photo said:

Thanks a lot Per
have a nice W/end
8 months ago