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 on June 24th, 2007. Click picture for larger view. Time for another macro photo of an insect. This time I have captured a sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis) clinging to a straw. I really like the blue eyes on this sawfly. If you look at my other sawfly photo you can [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 27th, 2007. Click picture for larger view. I have taken some pictures of the cloudberry plant in different stages of flowering and the final product as a tasteful berry (as you can see in the photo above). The cloudberry plant (Rubus chamaemorus), or bakeapple as it is [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 2nd, 2007. Click picture for larger view. Time for a close up photo of a hoverfly again. This time the hoverfly is feeding on cow parsley flowers (Anthriscus sylvestris; also known as wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, and keck). Check out my other macro photos of hoverflies: [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 23rd, 2007. Click picture for larger view. I have always been fascinated by bumblebees and whenever I get the opportunity I try to photograph these chubby insects. It’s not always so easy because they can be very camera shy and get annoyed if you get too close. [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 16th, 2007. Click picture for larger view. In this picture I believe you can see some five-spot burnets (Zygaena trifolii) mating, but it could also be the similar six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) because the spots can be merged. If anyone is an expert on this please let [...]

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