Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 1st 2009. Click image for larger view. I was out walking in the forest early today and I came across this field that was frozen. I really enjoyed all the grass that had frozen in the water and the trees standing around the field covered with rime. We [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 3rd 2008. Click image for larger view. Here I have photographed the landscape outside my house in Nesodden (Akershus county in southeastern Norway) after a fresh snowfall. The snow covered everything with a thick layer of white crystals making the landscape calm and quiet. Fresh snow can look [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 19th 2008. Click image for larger view. In this picture you can see some Norway maple (Acer platanoides) leaves that I photographed this autumn. I really like the shape of maple leaves and with autumn colors they can be a stunning sight. The sun were shining through the [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 19th 2008. Click image for larger view. Here I have photographed a beautiful Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) bird. This is the first time I have ever photographed a woodpecker as they are pretty rare and often fly off before you are able to take a good photo. [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 18th 2008. Click image for larger view. This autumn has been a really awaking for me when it comes to edible mushrooms (and toxic ones). I did not know much about mushrooms except for golden chanterelles and fly agarics. A friend wanted to learn more about mushrooms so [...]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 18th 2008. Click image for larger view. In this picture I have photographed some Terracotta hedgehog (Hydnum rufescens) mushrooms. They are closely related to the more common Hedgehog mushroom (also known as Wood hedgehog), but the Terracotta hedgehog have a more red and yellow color on the upper [...]

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