Birds

Picture of tracks made by a duck taking a stroll on the beach

2 Comments / Beach, Birds, Coast, Norway Norwegen Norge, Shore, Tracks /

Picture of tracks made by a duck taking a stroll on the beach
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera August 8th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Found these duck tracks, or maybe it is tracks from a big seagull, while walking on the beach. Wonder where the bird was heading..
Maybe it was looking for a nice crab snack?

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of seagull taking flight on a cold and snowy winter day in northern Norway

5 Comments / Birds, Coast, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Seagull, Sky, Waves, Winter /

Photo of seagull taking flight on a cold and snowy winter day in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera April 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I captured this great black-backed seagull taking flight back in April. Really enjoyed the color and textures of the ocean. In the horizon you can see snow clouds bringing in a blizzard that are so common here in northern Norway when we have winter.

Check out this close up photo of the great black-backed seagull if you want to see better what this cool bird looks like.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of old rowboat at sunset on a Norwegian fjord

11 Comments / Birds, Boats, Clouds, Coast, Fjord, Landscape, Midnight Sun, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Sky, Summer, Sunset /

Photo of old rowboat at sunset on a Norwegian fjord
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 30th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Last night I was out on the beach late at night taking pictures of the sunset. A tern couple landed on this old rowboat so had to take a picture of it against the beautiful sunset.

The sun is not up 24/7 anymore (though it’s still light 24/7) so there will be some incredible sunsets in the months to come. Hope my readers doesn’t get tired of sunset pictures 🙂

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Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of Arctic Skua / Parasitic Jaeger bird

8 Comments / Arctic Skua, Birds, Marsh, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Parasitic Jaeger, Wildlife /

Photo of Arctic Skua / Parasitic Jaeger bird
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 4th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This is an Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) also known as Parasitic Jaeger in North America. These birds are so fascinating to observe (I know I say this a lot but there is nothing more fascinating than the nature) because they chase other birds like seagulls and terns. They are chasing other birds to get the birds to drop whatever they are eating.
Skuas are the pirates of the bird world!

I found a couple of arctic skuas on a marsh pretty far inland. They were probably breeding because a fox came by and the birds attacked it violently. Did I say that I find the nature extremely fascinating?

Here is another photo of the bird sitting on the marsh.
Photo of Arctic Skua / Parasitic Jaeger bird
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 4th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This photo is cropped so it’s not as sharp as I want it to be. I’m saving for a lens with longer reach so I can take more wildlife photos.

Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstadbotn, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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Photo of Long-tailed Duck

2 Comments / Birds, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean /

Photo of Long-tailed Duck
Taken on May 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This beautiful bird is called Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), formerly known as Oldsquaw.
It lives in the cold northern oceans and large lakes in the North Atlantic region, Alaska, northern Canada, northern Europe and Russia.

In this shot you can see the summer plumage of the male of the species.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Out on the ocean by Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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