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Pictures from northern Norway

Pictures of eating-frenzy seagulls on the sea in Northern Norway

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Pictures of eating frenzy seagulls on the sea in Northern Norway
Taken with Apple iPhone 3GS phone camera August 25th 2012.

Here I have photographed some seagulls when I was out fishing last month in Northern Norway. There is always some seagulls around your boat when you are out on the sea, just waiting for you to throw them some goodies. On this trip we caught a lot of fish so we had to do some gutting and these seagulls love fish guts. After a while more and more seagulls arrive at the scene and it becomes quite crowded around the boat as you can see in the pictures.
There were mostly European Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) around the boat, but also some larger Great Black-backed gulls (Larus marinus).
The seagulls come really close to the boat and some even took guts from my hand.

Here is another picture from the feeding frenzy.

Pictures of eating frenzy seagulls on the sea in Northern Norway
Taken with Apple iPhone 3GS phone camera August 25th 2012.

Please see my other pictures of seagulls here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Apple iPhone 3GS
Exposure 1/350 sec
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 3.85 mm
ISO Speed 64
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Picture of Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) photographed in Oslo

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Picture of Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) photographed in Oslo
Taken with Apple iPhone 3GS phone camera July 10th 2012. Click image for larger view.

Walking home from work I came across this colorful moth laying on the street. I have seen a moth like this before so I had to do some researching to figure out what kind it was. Unfortunately the moth was dead, but I was able to get a picture of it with my phone.

After a while I found the moth to be a Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), an insect in the Sphingidae family. The moth is pretty large and has a fabulous coloring which you can see in the photo (click the picture to view the moth in large format). This moth is lives all over the southern parts of Norway, but it is also believed to be spreading further north. The moth can be found in most parts of Europe and also in Asia.

Please check out my other insect pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Apple iPhone 3GS
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/190)
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 3.9 mm
ISO Speed 64
Location: Oslo, Norway

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Macro picture of ladybug/ladybird (Coccinellidae) hunting plant lice

Insect, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge /

Macro picture of ladybug/ladybird (Coccinellidae) hunting plant lice
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera August 8th 2009. Click image for larger view.

I came across this ladybug (or ladybird as it is known in some parts of the world) (Coccinellidae) while I was out photographing. As I looked closer I noticed that the beetle was hunting some plant lice. The lice was feeding on a burdock plant so the plant was probably happy that this ladybug flew by. I have uploaded an extra large version of this picture so please click it to see a larger version where you can see more details.

We have 54 different species of ladybugs in Norway and I’m not completely certain what kind this is as I forgot to count the number of spots on its back. Many of the species feed on plant lice like the ones photographed here, and they are important to keep plant lice in check so their numbers do not get out of control.

Please check out my other insect pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway

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Picture of thunder clouds over Grünerløkka in Oslo – summer of 2012

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Picture of thunder clouds over Grünerløkka in Oslo - summer of 2012
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera July 1st 2012. Click image for larger view.

The weather here in Oslo has not been the best this summer with rain showers after rain showers and some small gaps with lovely sunshine (then everyone runs out to the parks to enjoy a cold beer or two).
The other day I was walking in the city with my camera and these clouds were looming over us. I had to snap some pictures of the threatening clouds. Soon after this picture the sky erupted with heavy rains, and loud thunder and bright lightning.

This picture was taken in a part of Oslo called Grünerløkka. This borough is filled with cool shops, nice restaurants and plenty of hipsters. As you can see there are also some good looking, old buildings in Grünerløkka. If you ever visit Oslo you should definitely visit this part of town and as a bonus there are almost no tourists there!


Information about the pictures:
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/3.5
Focal Length 11 mm
ISO Speed 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway

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Macro picture of Tephritis bardanae fly on a burdock plant

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Macro picture of Tephritis bardanae fly on a burdock plant
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera July 2nd 2011. Click image for larger view.

While walking in the outskirts of downtown I stumbled across this small fly on a burdock plant. After doing some research I have figured out that the fly most likely is called Tephritis bardanae. This fly is a part of the fruit fly family that consists of several thousand of species. This particular species is fond of the burdock plant, and as you can see in the picture the fly has landed on such a plant.
It looked like the fly was performing a dance on the plant to attract a partner, but that is pure speculation from my side.

If you take notice of your surroundings you will often find small beautiful things like this fly. Next time you are outside try to look around you and take notice of all the wonderful living beings in the nature, even in a large city 🙂

Please check out my other insect pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus EPL-1 digital camera
Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 42 mm
ISO Speed 200
Location: Bygdøy, Oslo

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