It was Uplifting to witness the first real sign of spring, a single oystercatcher (tjeld), back in the bay yesterday 15th March 2018! Post Views: 116
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Drumming woodpecker
A bit milder today and a drumming great spotted woodpecker (flaggspett) was heard again in the garden this morning! Post Views: 104
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Birds in the garden 13th February 2018
1. Nuthatch and Great spotted woodpecker atop a spruce tree 2. My handsome grey red squirrel disappears up the tree with a grunt 3. I had a rodent […]
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Mating long-tailed tits?
Another first for the garden today, long-tailed tits (stjertmeis) displaying and perhtaps also mating? What do you think? Isn’t it a bit early? Another first for the garden […]
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Yellowhammer and Robin on the bird feeder
Two videos of birds that usually feed on the ground, today on the bird feeder….it was windy and not much competition from other birds! 1. Yellowhammer (gulspurv) 2. […]
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Drumming woodpecker
Drumming great spotted woodpecker (flaggspett), using the bird feeder today! Post Views: 127
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Birds in the garden 7th February 2018
Marsh tit (løvmeis) Yellowhammers (gulspurv), part of a flock of 11 birds with a brambling (bjørkefink) Hawfinch (kjernebiter) with nuthatch (spettmeis) at the end! Bird diversity in […]
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Snow at dawn
A fresh white view this morning and a beautiful dawn after a good snowfall yesterday.. View with drumming great spotted woodpecker (flagspett) Post Views: 106
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White-tailed eagle pair
The white-tailed eagle (havørn) pair flew past again this morning and again landed in trees on Malvikodden… Maybe they’re thinking of nesting there? Post Views: 138
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White-tailed eagle..and the airport
White-tailed eagle (havørn) in flight past Malvikodden Note that you can see Trondheim (Værnes) airport in the background…this is where eagles were flown out and over to the […]
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A Gulp, Murder or a Charm?
Take you pick, this is either a Murder of magpies, a Charm of magpies or, charming, a Gulp of magpies… Post Views: 122
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Bird videos 4th February 2018
This time, a treecreeper (trekryper) on the bird feeder looking for tidbits, bird diversity under the feeder, my resident pair of great spotted woodpeckers (flaggspett) and the last […]
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Drumming in the garden at -10C
This morning it was -10C, but that didn’t stop this great spotted woodpecker from thinking of spring, drumming from this pine tree in the neighbour’s garden! Pause 0:00 […]
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Bird count weekend
Over the weekend of the national garden bird count (hagefugltelling) the temperature was stable between -1 and +1C. I registered 23 species in the garden, 7 of which […]
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27th January birds in the garden
Blue tit (blåmeis) singing Jackdaws (kaie) resting Female blackbird (svarttrost) Post Views: 128
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Bullfinches in the garden
Bullfinches (dompap) again feeding on maple seeds, here right outside the kitchen window! Post Views: 158
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Crows and oats
Put out some oats in the garden and the crows are there in a few minutes! Hooded crow and magpies! Post Views: 97
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Foraging wren
I hadn’t seen a wren (gjerdesmett) in the garden for a couple of weeks, so it was nice to see one today foraging outside the kitchen. Luckily there’s […]
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House sparrows
House sparrows (gråspurv) are often ignored but apparently numbers have declined in Europe in recent years, estimated at 70% in the UK. A few years ago it was […]