Hi Adam,

Fine photo of a species the swedes have brought to the brink of extinction by their aggresive and relentless forest-industry....sigh.....Then a discovered that 'your' bird is in deep **** as well....what a ghastly case of bird-pox on it foot....double sigh!

Peter

Hi Adam,

This bird is a 'fetish-species' here in Scandinavia.

The swedes have done their best -and almost succeeded- to eracidate the whole population.

They call it forest-management.

'Your' bird is in serious trouble as well.....the bird-pox on its foot is quite a turn off, although your photo is otherwise actually very pleasing to look at.

Regards

Peter

ps I wrote a second time because I don't think it is possible to edit my posts, and I made some typhos in the first one....

Hej Peter,

Thank you for your opinion. Unfortunately, our problems are similar to forest management. However, the species is strictly protected in Hungary, and settle down where there may be limited to the management (Of course, it's just the principle of a few places we can enforce).