In the Middle of a Forest

After a heavy snowfall the forests of Sweden looks like they have been powdered with icing sugar by a very generous giant. And for city folks the quiet out there is almost disturbing.

Black Sun

In Denmark we got an expression called sort sol (literally black sun). This is when a great flock of birds (often starlings) almost blackens the sun and the sky at sunset and is a phenomenon mostly seen in marsh areas at autumn. Big was my surprise to see this bird flock in Ljusdal in Sweden at wintertime. I think they are waxwings as these are the only birds I've seen in big numbers around here. With this setting of the sun, I'll end my theme from this winter-locked Swedish town for now. Tomorrow a new theme will start with the urban wildlife of Copenhagen and surroundings.