Isfuglen kan sidde helt stille på en gren over vandet og styrtdykke efter småfisk, krebsdyr og vandinsekter.
At Ansager Å, the experience is not about covering a long distance, but about walking slowly enough to notice what is almost gone again. The kingfisher may sit completely still on a branch above the water and plunge-dive for small fish, crustaceans, and aquatic insects. Just as often, you first spot it as a quick, low flight over the surface of the water.
Keep an eye on branches, roots, and small lookout posts close to the water. The bird is brightly colored, but can still be difficult to spot because it sits still and close to the edges of the stream. Its call is described as a sharp “Ziii”, often heard just as the bird disappears away down along the watercourse.
Ansager Å is described as an unregulated watercourse through woodland and meadow, and this kind of natural river course can create banks and slopes that the kingfisher uses as nesting sites. For precisely that reason, distance is important: avoid trampling around on banks or places where birds may be breeding. Here, the best observation is often the discreet one — a second of turquoise-blue light over dark water.
Isfuglen kan sidde helt stille på en gren over vandet og styrtdykke efter småfisk, krebsdyr og vandinsekter.
Lige så tit opdager man den først som en hurtig, lav flugt over vandoverfladen.
Fuglen er stærkt farvet, men kan alligevel være svær at få øje på, fordi den sidder stille og tæt på åens kanter.
Kaldet beskrives som et skarpt “Ziii”, ofte hørt netop idet fuglen forsvinder væk ned langs vandløbet.
Ansager Å beskrives som et ureguleret vandløb gennem skov og eng, og den slags naturlige åforløb kan skabe brinker og skrænter, som isfuglen bruger til redested.
Netop derfor er afstand vigtig: undgå at trampe rundt ved brinker eller steder, hvor fugle kan yngle.
On the pink valerian flowers, an orange map butterfly sits calmly and takes in nectar. In June, the spring generation of Araschnia levana is nearing the end of its flight period, so the visit is about the last important tasks in its short time on the wing
The spring generation is orange, while the summer generation later in the season becomes dark with pale bands
With dew on the leaf, the variable damselfly sits still in the early summer morning. In June, the adults are active by clean, still water, and in Ansager Søpark they can be seen low in the grass and other bankside vegetation, where the males hunt small insects and wait for females
The Danish name comes from the male’s black Y-shaped marking, which with a little imagination can look like a small bat
The small brown-orange butterfly sits calmly with its wings folded on a sun-warmed leaf. In June, the large skipper is active as an adult butterfly, and it is often seen in wild edges, tall grass, and open, sunny places such as Ansager Søpark
The large skipper flies quickly and in a darting manner, but often settles on leaves to warm itself in the sun
