Stockholm....An afternoon at Skansen... Photo Gallery by Patricia Kay at pbase.com

Stockholm....An afternoon at Skansen...

Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833-1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.

First stop...the duck pond...	couldnt resist another pic...	Happy I got so close to this cutie...
he was a very noisey eater...	an old building houses the Bank...	which way to go?
a domed building...	view across the water...	very old style houses...
grey windmill...	red windmill...	old homestead...
old Church...	old homestead...	waiting for Santa...
a pretty duck pond...	follow my leader...	a beautiful mallard...
a young moose...	time for dinner!	maybe this is Rudolf?
a grass roofed building...	Lovely view...	surveying the scene...
busy bending the tree branches...	taking a stroll...	teasing the other bears with an apple...
okay just one smile"	If she thinks we are going to pose...she's mistaken...	Do I look like a scary bear?
time we had a new bucket!	watching all the visitors is sooo tiring...	smiling bear...
Nice pose...	Such a beautiful Owl...	young Lynx...
Mother Lynx watching her young...	dinner has been served...	Isn't anyone coming to play?
aw Mum I have lost my best toy...	at a certain time of day you can ride the horses...	count to a hundred and we will hide...no peekin!
cute...	can't catch me when I am doing my circuit training!	dreaming of a white Christmas...and a huge bag of peanuts from Santa...
better get cleaned up before Mum sees me...	when do you think they will change the menu Ethel?	want to share lunch?
proud peacock...	lady peacock...	afternoon swim...
the seal looks so cosy in the cold water...	napping seal...	too cold to get out of the water!

Thijs van den Burg		27-Oct-2013 09:36
Some excellent shot in this gallery, beautiful! Best regards, Thijs

Ken Duckert		09-Dec-2011 13:48
I love zoos and this looks like a great one to visit. Excellent shots.

Pentti Kyyronen		03-Dec-2011 14:36
Wonderful gallery of athmosphere in Skansen and sweet animals in there ! V

Guest		03-Dec-2011 03:24
My compliments, beautiful collection, and more important how animals should be taken care of! Excellent work! ~V

Flora		01-Dec-2011 16:23
Superb gallery, Patricia. Nicely done. V

ac		28-Nov-2011 18:24
Congratulations for your position in the popular photos.

LynnH		27-Nov-2011 14:35
Beautiful light in your photos! Looks like a great place to visit! V

mart senior		26-Nov-2011 23:49
very nice gallery, a place i must visit soon...v

Colin Storey		26-Nov-2011 21:12
Great start to this gallery, superb images. v

John Hamers		25-Nov-2011 15:27
Wonderful images of this open air museum. Seems like a very great place to visit !! V

Ali Majdfar		25-Nov-2011 15:12
Fabulous captures for an afternoon! ~V

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