Standing up

When a polar bear stands on it's hind legs, you realise how big an animal it is. This one from Copenhagen Zoo had caught the smell of the fish that the nearby seals were fed.

Mother Bear

Yesterday I showed you the bear cubs playing in the water. This one is of their mother looking at them with an almost tired or resigned expression as mothers do, when their boys have run wild for too long.

Back to the Zoo

For the next week or so, I'll take you back to the Copenhagen Zoo to show you some new photos from there from a visit a week ago. The first one is this series of the bear cubs as they wrestle in the water. It does seem like they are having great fun, as did I when taking these photos.

Three tufted ducks

The three female tufted ducks seemed almost to swim in sync as they eyed me warily.

Competition

These two water fowls, a little grebe and a coot seems to eye each other as they both seek food in a pond.

Going under

The common pochard is obviously a diving duck as can be seen here. This one was in fact diving under the ice of pond, staying out of sight for a considerably time.

Hide, there's another photographer!

These swans wasn't actually hiding from me, but rather searching for food.

Ravens

Probably some of the most photographed birds are the ravens from Tower of London. As their wings are clipped, they are not exactly here voluntarily. In my opinion it's one of the most misunderstood kind of birds as they are often portrayed as evil scavengers. In fact they are one of the most intelligent birds around.

Grey Squirrel

The grey squirrel has not come to Copenhagen in great numbers yet, but this one I found in a London park being handfed by the locals.

Getting ready for spring

The black headed gulls are shedding their winter plumage and are finally living up to their name again.

A Brambling

The brambling here kept trying to hide from me, but persistence prevailed.

How many?

If you study this photo you might notice that this mallard is a bit peculiar, as it seems to have three wings. It is, of cause, two mallards landing at the same time.

Wigeon in flight

The wigeons of yesterday's post kept circling your's truly, giving me amble time to get some decent shots of them in flight.

A flock of wigeons

A large flock of wigeons were congregating on the green lawns of the park Valbyparken when thaw came to Copenhagen.

A jay

The jay is not a bird that you'll normally notice in the parks of Copenhagen, but this one clearly liked to be in Vigerslevparken, as it kept a watchful eye on me.