After yesterday’s fiasco I had to do penance to both the environment and my body and hope to regain some credit with the Bird Gods. As I had a lunchtime appointment in town with some nice cheese (courtesy of Egil Ween, one of Norway‘s top birders, Værøy regular and importer of exclusive foods) it was […]
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Pintail on ice
A new day and a new weather system. Overnight rain, clouds and a fresh southerly wind were not the best birding conditions and wasn’t eve sure I would bother but eventually decided that it might be worth checking the sea off Fornebu. Not much to write down in the notebook here except for a few […]
More Scaup
As usual with weather forecasts the actual weather today wasn’t quite as expected. The snow has yet to come although temperatures are below zero and ice has formed on puddles. In Maridalen there was a change in the sea duck population. Scaup were down to 5 which were actively feeding in the same area as […]
Jump To It…
After a short break of playing with his brothers and sisters, this young Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) is summoned by his mother to partake in a mid-day meal. Alkehornet, Svalbard Norway
Video: Golden Eagle at Norway Nature, Flatanger, Norway
Collection of the best recordings from a 4 days trip to this amazing place in Norway. Strong wind, snow and temperatures well below zero degrees celsius made it possible to get some real amazing scenes of the Golden Eagle struggle in the strong wind and freezing temperatures. This video was first published […]
