Are there anyone who can tell me what kind of animal this is ?

The picture is taken in our garden.

I now that it is a toad and not a frog, but ……

Dose anyone know exact name ? It’s very tiny in size.

The Nordic Ark is a zoo for endangered species on the Swedish West Coast. This is done through breeding and rearing, re-planting whenever possible, research and training together with information to create an understanding of the need for action.

Nordic Ark is run by the Nordic Ark Foundation, which is a public foundation. The Foundation is the owner of Åby säteri. Åby säteri covers 383 hectares witch about 50 hectares are open to visitors. The Nordic Ark is open every day, all year around, from 10.00 AM. The number of visitors is around 100,000 per year.

The animals in the park covers big cats, owls, white storks, otter, birds, wolfs, goose, falcon and so on. Take a look at the homepage for more information on the animals. http://www.nordensark.se .

This year they are opening a new wetland area and dedicate the year to the year of the frog.
June 13 (Friday) inaugurates HRH Crown Princess Victoria, The Nordic Arks highest protector, the new wetland area.

The walk through the park takes a couple of hours and you are feeling that you are in the woods all by yourself. There is no flashing lights or signs and it is well integrated into the nature. When you are about halfway, there is a house build in wood where you can get refreshments and have a look at the wolfs. All together it is a nice walk through which will give you a pleasant and tranquillize time.

We do like to go here from time to time to just relax and look at the animals and being close to the nature.

Peregrine Falcon is the size of a crow and has long pointed wings and a large head.

Peregrine Falcon is present on all continents in several subspecies. The Scandinavian subspecies exists in Europe and northern Russia.

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The picture is taken one year ago. I had just bought a new camera and was down by the sea one night. Swans are incredibly beautiful animals, and certainly one of the favorites to take pictures off.

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Swans are a symbol that is widely used in the Nordic countries. It is, among other things, Denmark’s national bird and who will not remember the fairy tale of The Ugly Duckling.

Just this swan was so tame that it ate bread straight from my hand a few days later. It was very sceptical when I pat it on the head, but that was to be expected.

Comment gladly on my picture and tell me about your experiences with this magnificent animal.