I noticed these greenfinches / grønnfink in the garden on Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon / geitskjegg (Tragopogon pratensis) eating the seed! Post Views: 125
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The bathing season is upon us!
With air temperature forecast to rise above 20C, I noticed this beauty having a bath from the cycle path… Post Views: 115
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Spring choir including Icterine Warbler
On the way to work this morning my first singing Icterine warbler / gulsanger of 2016 at Leangenbukta. The warbler is heard at the beginning with a chaffinch/ […]
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Starling meeting
A group of starlings / stær were having a meeting in a spruce tree this evening….probably discussing the filthy accommodation I have on offer… :( Post Views: 80
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Mute swans in the bay
A new species for me here! I noticed a pair of mute swans / knoppsvaner […]
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Sparrowhawk
There was a commotion in the garden with the house sparrows making a racket…this was the culprit, a splendid male ! He flew off a few moments later […]
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Yellowhammer flock
A flock of 25 yellowhammers / gulspurv in the garden today :) Post Views: 132
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House heron
Grey Heron (gråhegre) resting on the house in the bay, below my house! Post Views: 127
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Woodpigeons
Not that common a sight to see woodpigeons in the garden, here at the top of a cone-laden Norwegian spruce. Post Views: 101
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Waxwings and other birds this weekend
A small flock of waxwings in the garden briefly this afternoon Post Views: 126
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Treecreeper
This treecreeper has been hanging about the bird feeder…I suspect it’s spending the night in with the food :-) Quite tame allowing me to get quite close… Post […]
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Large Jackdaw flock
The largest recorded Jackdaw flock this winter in my area, about 600 birds, circling over the house gaining height to quite a high elevation before flying off westwards… The […]
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Crossing Eagles
Resurrecting some old pictures from November 2010 when a White-tailed Eagle pair circled over the garden, one picture forming a cross! Post Views: 111
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Eagle fly past
Malvik is on the north edge of a large low pressure system over the UK giving southern Norway a lot of snow and strong easterly winds here, the […]
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Garden greenfinches
Greenfinches / grønnfink are the commonest finches in the winter here . They find both natural food (seed of burdock / borre and rosa spp., both wild and […]
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Eider calling from the fjord!
I could hear the ah-oooo calls of the male eider ducks on the fjord from the garden this afternoon…made it feel like spring.. Eider calls: http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Somateria-mollissima Post Views: […]
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Bramblings
The biggest flock of bramblings I’ve ever seen in the garden, over 75, today, 13th December 2015!! Post Views: 97
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Goldfinches on chicory
I’ve only ever seen goldfinches feeding on burdock seeds (Arctium) in the garden before. This morning I saw them both on nettle seed heads and then on these unharvested […]
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This is an EX-Arctic Parrot
Waxwings (sidensvans) are sometimes known as Arctic Parrots due to their amazing colours. Just before I got up this morning a heard a thud on a window. I […]
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Goldfinches / Stillits
A small flock of 9 goldfinches in my garden this morning, a winter visitor here (it’s unknown where they breed) and a species that would not be in […]
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Greenfinches on burdock
Greenfinches / Grønnfink are hard at work in the garden foraging burdock seeds…building up their fat reserves for the winter. I’ve grown burdock for my years both as […]