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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 14/09/2026

Dunlin after sunset, photo from this evening. I'll be missing the bright summer nights, there's still some sunlight left after work, but soon that luxury will be gone for a number of months #birds #photography #birding

Silhouette of Dunlin against an orange-tinted lake backdrop

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 28/08/2026

I was lucky to find this bluethroat when I was out for a short session recently. It's primarily in the late summer I have a decent chance of seeing them here, as they pass by from having spent summer further northwest in the mountain area. #photography #birds #birding

Closeup of male bluethroat perched on a willow branch

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 02/05/2026

🦊 When this guy was first observed by my parents in the winter it had a bad injury to one of its legs. It was after that given some extra food now and then that was put out for it. Now it's only limping a bit, and probably doesn't have any problem with hunting its own food 🙂 #photography #fox

Close-up photo of fox. Only its head is visible, branches are obscuring the neck and part of the right ear.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 01/05/2026

Got a couple of nice common kestrel captures today, here right after takeoff 🙂 #birds #kestrel #photography

Male kestrel right after taking off from a tree top, head facing the camera.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 13/02/2026

Ringed plover, archive photo from June last year. I'm starting to long for spring migration! 🐦 #birds #photography

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 09/02/2026

It has been an unusually cold January, more days than usual around -20C. Haven't taken a lot of photos, but here's a blue tit from Saturday 🐦 #birds #photography

Closeup of blue tit perched on a snowy branch, facing the camera. White background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 23/12/2025

Lovely way to start off the Christmas with some aurora, unfortunately phone pics 😊

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 18/12/2025

It's very little light outside now, and I don't have on of those F4 telephoto lenses 😅so instead of a fresh photo here's one from the archive. Female merganser from an early may morning this spring 😊 #birds #photography

Swimming female merganser in a lake scene. Muted yellow vegetation can be seen in the background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 29/11/2025

#birds #photography We normally don't have coal tits (svartmes) around the house, but this autumn there have been three of them visiting the feeders 😊

Close-up of coal tit perched on a thin snow-covered branch

Coal tit perched on a snowy branch. Cool bluish tones, snowfall.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 05/11/2025

The Eurasian nuthatch can look elegant if it wants too, like here, but flashing its rear end to the camera is still one of its more preferred poses 😅 #birds 🪶

Close-up of Eurasian nuthatch perched on a pole. Neutral greytone background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 01/11/2025

A charming Eurasian blackcap (svarthätta), an uncommon visitor for the season and location 😊 Photo from today #birds 🪶

Eurasian blackcap facing the camera. It's positioned on a branch of a leafless bush with a light sprinkle of snowflakes.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 24/06/2025

#birds #photography Nuthatch returning to nest with a beakful of insects

Nuthatch positioned at the entrance of their nest: a hole in the trunk of a larger tree. It's holding a number of freshly caught insects.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 17/06/2025

Blyth's reed warbler 🙂 Not the most common sight here. I heard and then saw one today at the same spot I observed one last year on June 12. They're great at mimicking other birds, super fun to listen to! This little guy pulled off a buzzard imitation that was good enough to convince Merlin 😄 #birds

Blyth's reed warbler perched on a branch with bright green leaves against a clear blue sky backdrop

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 05/06/2025

#birds #photography #birding This is not the common yellow wagtail, this is the Citrine wagtail, an Asian species that seems to be spreading west. And I was lucky enough to get the second reported observation ever of it in my municipality 🤩

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 03/06/2025

#birds #owls #photography Yesterday evening gave me my best short-eared owl captures so far. Two of them were hunting in the area and did a couple of close fly bys. 🤩 In addition to that I was also lucky enough to score a very rare observation, will share that one later!

Short-eared owl in flight. Lit by the evening sun. Determined gaze.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 29/05/2025

#birds #photography Ringed plovers are amongst my top species to observe and photograph, here's a capture from today 😊

Common ringed plover standing in shallow water with full body reflection

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 25/05/2025

#birds #photography 🪶 The Temminck's stint is a very small wader, I saw some together with common ringed plovers today and the plovers looked tall in comparison 😊 Photo from today.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 24/05/2025

#birds #photography 🪶 The yellow wagtails have been back for about two weeks now 😊

Closeup of a yellow wagtail perched on a thin weed/branch

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 14/05/2025

🫎 #wildlife #photography Some moose action from this evening, they really love the buds & the first spring leaves that are starting to form 😊

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 10/05/2025

#birds #photography Wood sandpiper, and a behind the scenes shot. We've had quite a long period of colder weather, but now it's not long until spring leaf burst!

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 10/05/2025

#birds #photography #wildlife Horned greb, one of our less common waterbirds, a peculiar looking bird!

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 04/05/2025

#wildlife #photography #foxes From the archives: last year I had a lovely encounter with two curious fox cubs a morning when I was going out to photograph some birds. 🦊 One of them was curious enough to give me this shot 😊

Closeup of red fox cub, eyes focused on the camera / photographer

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 04/05/2025

Silhouette of common kestrel with a pretty decent evening snack 😄 Northern Sweden this spring. 🪶

Silhouette of common kestrel flying away from the camera with a recently caught prey dangling below him. Looks like a mouse of some sort.

Hovering common kestrel, on the search for food.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 03/05/2025

#birds #photography Common merganser couple, the female is definitely into punk with that haircut 😄

Closeup of two common mergansers on lake, male to the right and female to the left.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 27/04/2025

#birds #photography Common merganser couple photographed this morning. 🪶 After the heatwave that brought a large group of new migratory birds it has been a bit colder for a while, but spring is still progressing, only at a more modest pace 🌱 Wide shot in comments

Common merganser couple, male to the left, standing on a patch of vegetation in a forest lake.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 26/04/2025

Met this stylish common chiffchaff today 🙂 Also saw my first osprey and rough-legged buzzard of the season. A good day!

Common chiffchaff perched on a vertical goat willow branch with buds

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 26/04/2025

#birds #photography Mrs and Mr Teal. We've had mostly goldeneye's and mallard's, but now the Eurasian teal and tufted ducks are back. I've also seen a few northern pintails. Also including an environment shot, since I've had intentions to show more than what can be seen in the standard closeups 🙂

Lake in northern Sweden, muted spring vegetation, partly cloudy sky.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 25/04/2025

🇸🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸 Where are all the other wildlife photographers from the Nordic countries on BlueSky? I love to see all the American birds but I wouldn't mind following a few more locals and neighbours too! 😄 #birds #photography

Common crane on a field with a thin snow cover

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 24/04/2025

#birds #photography Common crane flyby, photo from this evening, around sunset 🌄

Silhouette of a flying common crane against a warm yellow-orange sky with a few tree tops showing in the bottom right corner.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 22/04/2025

Meadow pipit having left the meadow to enjoy the sun for a bit ☀️ #birds #photography

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 19/04/2025

Whooper swan, photo from Wednesday morning 🌅 #birds #swans #photography

Whooper swan photographed from behind, head facing right, with morning sunlight hitting it from the left

Early morning view by lake. Sun is rising in the middle of the photo. A photo hide is placed by tbe shoreline. Only part of the lake is ice-free.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 18/04/2025

Early morning shot. Accidentally spooked some ducks as I passed by a wetland area. This week a lot of migratory species have returned. Still quite some that are still to come though 😊 #birds #photography

Photo of three common goldeneye's taking off in golden hour lighting against a background of bushes.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 16/04/2025

Here are two lovely Lapland longspurs I met today 🤩 they're usually just staging here and will likely continue further north west to the mountains. Their song sometimes features quite intricate patterns. #birds #photography

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 14/04/2025

Male common kestrel (tornfalk) from this evening. 🤩 It was seen in the vicinity of a nest where a kestrel couple spent the summer last year. I wonder if it's the same specimen. Haven't seen any female around yet though. 🙂 #birds #kestrel #photography

Male Common Kestrel in flight. Angle shows the bird from a slight upwards angle. Blue sky background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 29/03/2025

First photo is from today (March 29) and the second photo is from April 13 last year. It has been a very warm winter with little snow. Not every migratory species will arrive with the same time difference, but the season for sure is a bit earlier this year! 😊 #sångsvan #whooperswan #birds

Group of whooper swans on a farm field in spring, some patches of snow can be seen

Group of whooper swans and some geese on a farm field mostly covered on snow.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 16/02/2025

The feisty nuthatch is always a fun observation, even though it's quite common, photo from today 😊 #nuthatch #birds #photography

Eurasian Nuthatch facing right on a diagonal, slightly snowy, branch against a muted green background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 15/02/2025

Each time I visit my parents in winter I try to take a moment to visit the white-throated dippers in the local river. Photo from today 😊 #photography #birds

White-throated dipper on rock against a blurry dark-blue river background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 13/02/2025

It's a bit unfair to this fieldfare that I'm posting it after the waxwing photo, but what it may be lacking in terms of accent colors it makes up for with the sophisticated grays and the spotted breast 😎 🪶 #birds #photography

Fieldfare perched on a rowan branch with a few withered berries

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 10/02/2025

Really happy with how this waxwing capture turned out 😊 Bohemian waxwings are usually a quite rare sight here in the winter, but seems like more than usual have chosen to spend the winter in the area this year. Fortunately it has been a quite warm winter so far. #bohemianwaxwing #birds #waxwing

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 04/01/2025

Male bullfinch from today 😊 it's pretty cold at the moment though, a bit below -20C ❄️ #birds #birding #photography

Male bullfinch perched on a vertical branch

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 31/12/2024

Happy new year! 🎉 Ending this year with another dipper photo, this one is from a couple of days ago. All in all it was a good birding & photography year! I also got to observe around 15 new species (for me)✅ #whitethroateddipper #birds #birding #dippers #photography

White-throated dipper standing on a rock with a blurry winter river background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 30/12/2024

Another capture of the fox I observed on boxing day 🦊 ☃️ #wildlifephotography #foxingday #foxes #photography

Fox walking through the snow against a snowy backdrop with a few partially visible rocks.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 26/12/2024

Christmas fox 🦊 I went out this morning to photograph some dippers, however I got lucky and also encountered this fox who passed by on the other side of the river. It was walking along the ice ridge that formed when the water was higher. #wildlife #photography #foxes #wildlifephotography

Adult red fox in fluffy winter fur standing on an ice ridge above the rocky river shoreline against a snowy background.

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 24/11/2024

I have some, but it's mostly birds 😅🐦

Eurasian treecreeper on a birch trunk against a green forest background, holding a small insect in its beak

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 16/11/2024

Stumbled upon a chiffchaff capture from spring 🪶🙂 #birding #photography #birds

Common chiffchaff positioned on the branch of a small bush against a bright background

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 14/11/2024

Here's a curlew sandpiper from my first sighting of the species, photo from August 😊 🪶

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Jimmy Utterström @jimmyutterstrom.com · 13/11/2024

Here's another white-throated dipper from last weekend, it was a short session (like all this time of the year, with only a few hours of sunlight 😅) but a very successful one! 🪶 #dippers #birds #birding #photography

Closeup shot of white-throated dipper, standing on rock in a stream with water touching its feet.

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