Seagull

Picture of Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) couple sitting on roof pipe in Northern Norway

11 Comments / Birds, Clouds, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Seagull, Sky /

Picture of seagull pair sitting on roof pipe in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 18th 2007. Click image for larger view.
I’m a big fan of seagulls so that is why they keep popping up on my site all the time 🙂
In this picture you can see a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) couple sitting on a roof pipe watching over the neighborhood.
These birds have a highly developed language and I have been trying to understand what the different seagull cries mean. I believe I understand most of the cries and I know when there is a danger coming or food to be found. Knowing the different seagull cries can be helpful when you are out fishing on the sea and look for the same fish shoals that the seagull feeds of.
The seagulls also have some special cries for warning each other about white-tailed eagles (sea eagles) approaching. Those cries can be helpful if you want to observe or photograph eagles.

Check out another picture of roof sitting bird. This time a photo of a raven.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Picture of wave and seagulls sailing on strong wind in Northern Norway

5 Comments / Birds, Coast, Countryside, Landscape, Mountain, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Sea Ocean, Seagull, Shore, Sky, Snow, Storm, Waves, Winter /

Picture of wave and seagulls sailing on strong wind in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 15th 2008. Click image for larger view.
We had another day with strong winds from the northwest, but today I dared taking my camera outside for a few photos of the great waves.
In this picture you can see some seagulls sailing on the strong winds. It looked like the seagulls were enjoying themselves and had no problems with the extreme conditions. I’m guessing they were hanging around looking for snacks that the ocean was throwing ashore.
After a big storm like this it’s fun to go for strolls along the coastline to see if the waves have washed up anything cool. Might go for one of those strolls tomorrow and of course I will bring the camera 🙂

If you want to have a closer look of our seagulls have a look at this picture.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Memory from the summer in Northern Norway – Picture of flying seagull and mountain landscape

4 Comments / Birds, Clouds, Landscape, Mushroom, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Scenery, Seagull, Sky, Summer /

Picture of flying seagull and mountain landscape
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera July 23rd 2007. Click image for larger view.

Time for a landscape picture showing off how nice the summer in Northern Norway can be. The seagull flying over me is a great black-backed seagull. You can see a close up photo of this type of seagull here.
I really liked the fluffy clouds and the morning fog that is about to disappear from the mountains. Looking forward to next years summer 🙂


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Picture of fishing boat out on the ocean in northern Norway

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Picture of fishing boat out on the ocean in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 7th 2007. Click image for larger view.

Loved the yellow clouds and ocean in this sunset picture.
The boat is preparing fish so that is why there are a lot of seagulls around the boat.

Information about the picture:
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Out on the sea by Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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