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Photos of cloudberry plants – different stages of flowering and berries

26 Comments / Berry, Cloudberry, Flora, Flower, Insect, Macro, Moths, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Plant, Spring, Summer /

Photo of cloudberry
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 called some places, is slow growing sub-arctic specie that is a very important berry here in northern Norway. Cloudberries are mainly used as jam, with whipped cream, in cakes and some even make alcoholic drinks out of the berries.
When the berries are ripe there is a lot of competition among people to get a good harvest. There have even been reports of fighting 😉 Thus the price on cloudberries can be as high as 18-20$/kg.

The following pictures are of the cloudberry plant in different stages of flowering.

Photo of white cloudberry flower
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 14th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

Notice the moth sitting on a leaf in this last picture.

Photo of red cloudberry flower
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 14th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

Have anyone tasted cloudberries? It is not my favorite berry, but it is very nice with whipped cream and tons of sugar.

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Information about the pictures:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Focal Length: 35 mm
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Macro photo of hoverfly feeding on cow parsley flowers

4 Comments / Flora, Flower, flower fly, Fly, Hoverfly, Insect, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Plant, Summer /

Macro photo of hoverfly feeding on cow parsley flowers
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:

  • Macro photo of hoverfly on a poppy flower
  • Macro photo of hoverfly on dandelion flower

    • Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
    Aperture: f/11
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Flash: Fired
    Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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    Close up pictures of bumblebees – our chubby insect friend

    15 Comments / Bumblebees, Flower, Insect, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Summer /

    Picture of a bumblebee
    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.

    In the first picture you can see a bumblebee relaxing on a leave. If you click the picture and look at it large you can see that bumblebees have claw like feet. Must be great to have feet like that when you are clinging to flowers.

    Pictures of a bumblebee in a crocus flower
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on May 6th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

    Here you can see a bumblebee head down in a crocus flower (mooning to the camera!). Notice the pollen on its behind. Bumblebees are important pollinators in nature.
    They are also been used as pollinators in agriculture. When I studied organic farming we had a bumblebee nest inside the tomato greenhouse to pollinate our tomato plants. Let me tell you that the bumblebees did a fantastic job. Never tasted such yummy tomatoes before.

    Pictures of a bumblebee on a tansy flower
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 29th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

    Here you can see a bumblebee feeding on tansy flowers (Tanacetum vulgare).
    According to Wikipedia bumblebees are endangered in many countries because of the destruction of natural habitats and the use of pesticides.
    So please stop using pesticides and look into organic farming/gardening 🙂

    Information about the pictures:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 100
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Location: Andørja, Troms in Northern Norway

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    Picture of Fireweed / Rosebay Willowherb flowers – sign of coming autumn

    8 Comments / Fireweed, Flora, Flower, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Plant, Sky /

    Picture of fireweed flowers
    Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 28th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

    The fireweed, also known as Rosebay Willowherb in Britain, (Epilobium angustifolium) have started to flower so I had to take photos of them.
    They are very nice to look at, but I have some mixed feelings about fireweed. The reason for this is that they start to flower late in the summer. Some weeks later they will produce millions upon millions of seeds (80,000 per plant!) that have white silky hairs and can be carried with the wind. It often looks like it’s snowing if there are lots of fireweed growing in the area. For me this is a clear sign of autumn and I would like the summer to last a bit longer 🙂

    I looked up fireweed on Wikipedia and I had no idea that it could be used for food. Native Americans collects young shoots and mix them with other greens. They also use it for medicine.
    Have anyone tasted fireweed? Would be cool to try it in a salad.

    Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
    Aperture: f/3.5
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 200
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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    Macro photo of five-spot burnet moths mating on flowers

    10 Comments / Burnet, Flower, Insect, Macro, Moths, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Summer /

    Macro photo of five-spot burnet moths mating on flowers
    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 me know by leaving a comment. I would also like to know what the flowers are called.

    Anyways. It looks like the insects are having a really good time 😉
    Check out my other insect photos.

    Information about the picture:
    Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
    Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
    Aperture: f/3.5
    Focal Length: 35 mm
    ISO Speed: 200
    Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
    Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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