We were entertained yesterday by 3 white-tailed eagles (havørn) flying low over the bay and two sat for some time on trees on Malvikodden on the other side […]
Birds
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Stock Dove: A new species for the garden
A new bird species for the garden this morning, a stock dove (skogdue) in the company of a woodpigeon? Stock doves are very rare breeders in my area, […]
Berries
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Lemon Berberis
Norwegian: for en norsk oversettelse av denne artikkelen (Norwegian translation), se KVANNs (Norwegian Seed Savers) Nyhetsbrev #15 There’s always been a barberry (Berberis vulgaris) in my garden, in […]
Fjord views
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Xmas views the other way
We had a xmas day walk to the other side of the bay. Here are a few views of the house the other way from what I normally […]
Fjord views
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Blue-green fjord
21st January 2021 with Storm Frank approaching and temperatures above 0C for the first time this year, the fjord turned a beautiful blue-green colour. Post Views: 106
Fjord views
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Brrrrrrrrrr
It wasn’t until the last day of December towards midnight that the air temperature finally sank significantly below zero (C), an almost frost free winter month is becoming […]
Birds / Fjord views
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The wild dawn call of the Curlew
I am so fortunate every year to hear the song of the curlew (storspove) singing in the bay from early April and through most of the summer, sometimes […]
Fjord views / Sun
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Dawn and dusk
At this time of year dawn and dusk coincides for several hours and there’s no sun-up and sun-down again until after11th January; this is the most beautiful time […]
Poisonous plants
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Giftodden
OM GIFTODDEN Idag var jeg en tur ut til Malvikodden som ligger på andre siden av Malvikbukta fra oss. For 20 år siden kjempet flere av oss for […]
Fjord views
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Wind, Waves and Warmth
It was stormy on the fjord today, it’s now 8 days since the last frost, and no frost in the 10 day forecast…. :( It reached +8C here […]
Fjord views
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Malvikodden views
We’re experiencing very mild and very wet weather here and +9C is forecast for the last day of 2018…but a little new snow on the hills this morning. […]
Birds / Fjord views / Snow
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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: 83
Birds / Uncategorized
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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: 112
Fjord views
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Sea smoke
There was some sea smoke on the fjord this morning as the temperature dropped below -10C in the night! Post Views: 124
Fjord views
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Storm “Cora”
3 videos and a few pictures documenting today’s storm which was named “Cora”, today’s entertaiment Post Views: 97
Birds / Sun
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Nuthatches
Two nuthatches (spettmeis) on the bird feeder this morning with a short guest appearance of a male chaffinch (bokfink) :) See the video below! A dark morning here, […]
Fjord views / Moon
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Aurora over Malvikodden 13th October 2016
There was a weak aurora when I went to bed last night …with the almost full moon brightening the skies, making it less visible… Post Views: 83
Fjord views / Sun
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Cold but stunning!
Cold but stunning view to wake up to…unusual to see fog on the other side of the fjord at Skatval.. Post Views: 76