Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 30th 2007. Click image for larger view. This is probably my last insect photo this year as the snow came to northern Norway today. In this picture you can see a hoverfly (not sure about the species) feed on an autumn hawkbit (Leontodon autumnalis var. taraxaci) flower. This [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera July 4th 2007. Click image for larger view. In this macro photo you see the carnivorous plant sundew. This specific specie is known as Great sundew or English sundew (Drosera anglica). The sundew plants catch and eat insects to supplement their diet. The sticky drops on the leaves attract [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 16th 2007. Click image for larger view. The forest colors are changing fast in the autumn. One of the most beautiful sights are that of aspen trees (Populus tremula) with their staggering yellow and red colors. In this close up photo of some aspen leaves, you can see [...]

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The autumn have come to northern Norway and it is giving me some nice colors to photograph. Stay tuned for more autumn photos from Norway in the weeks to follow. The first photo is a macro picture of a plant called dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica), also known as bunchberry. Love the deep red colors the [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on August 27th, 2007. Click picture for larger view. In this photo you can see ripe cowberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), also known as lingonberries (and foxberry, mountain cranberry, lowbush cranberry, and partridgeberry). I have been collecting several kilograms of these lovely berries the last few days. I use cowberries mainly [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on August 27th, 2007. Click picture for larger view. I planted a cherry tree this spring and now my first ever berries are ripe. I’m kind of amazed that they would become edible so far north and let me tell you that they taste great Not many berries to [...]

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