Since the blog has been neglected the last eight months I thought it would be good to post an update. I have been active on social platforms and “forgotten” to post here regularly. In January and February I mostly did birding and photography local here in Søgne. First picture is of a Greater white-fronted geese …
Another year has gone by and its time for a review of my best 10 (11) photographs this year. January started off with an invasion of Hawk Owls in the area. I had several trips to the area where it was spotted and it was very elusive. This photo was the one I was really …
Yesterday the local newspaper posted a full page of my pictures as a part of their instagrammer of the month series. I am humble and thankful for the title. More pictures on my instagram account
Last weekend I traveled down to Denmark for a Nature Photography Workshop hosted by Morten Hilmer. The workshop was held at Skandinavisk Dyrepark just outside Kolind. The park was still closed for the season and we got to experience the animals during their “vacation”. The park has few animals with large areas for them to roam in. …
The last two months there has been a lot of Northern Hawk-Owl observation in the southern parts of Norway. I have several times been out and spotted this Owl at a local forrest area. After three photography attempts I walked in to the area this weekend just to check if the owl still was there. …
Went for a walk with the family today to a small area in Kristiansand that is called Ravnedalen. A Mandarin Duck had been spotted here lately and I hoped to catch a glimt of it. The area is a known local recreation area and they are feeding the birds. Around 25-30 mallards where residing in …
When I visited the bird hide the first time I did not get to see the Sparrow Hawk. This is the first picture from the second visit. I had just mounted the camera and got a sip of my coffee when I heard the unmistakable sound of the Sparrow Hawk. It was still pretty dark …
This weekend I spent Friday night to Saturday afternoon in a local Sparrow Hawk hide. Leiv Arne has used a lot of time and effort to create an amazing hide with lots of bird activity. Unfortunately the Sparrow Hawk only scared the other birds away and disappeared again. Oh well better luck next time. Here are …
My wife found this interesting larva crawling in our garden. Got some pictures of it and focus stacked them into these shots. Enjoy. More about the larva on Wikipedia
Yet another sunny day with temperatures over 20 degrees celsius. Started the morning on the ground in the garden with the 5D mk2 and the 100mm macro lens again. The learning curve is steep when it comes to these small bugs. Wherever you sit down there is bugs and ants everywhere. Amazing how much life …