I went to look for a kingfisher, but first I found the Norwegian national bird, the dipper (fossekall) |
I adore this guy, diving to find food all year round, the ice on the edges shows how cold it was today |
He is just so elegang |
Then I found this lovely waterrail (vannrikse) For me its a first in the wild |
It was great to get pictures of this bird, which is the same size approx as a black bird.. |
Also a beatiful bird, perfectly adapted for this environment |
Hidden.... |
Walking on the edge of the ice.. |
Diving dipper...ipressing skills |
Another shot of him diving |
Left the inland and went to the sea, where the gulls where in great numbers |
I love this picture. You have to make it big so you can see the anger on the gulls face and the cheaky smile on the merganser (siland) |
Cormorants (skarv) in flight mode |
Foodfight!! Between the cormorant and the gull. The cormorant dived for it, but had to fight the gull... |
He won the fight by swallowing the fich, look at his thick throat!! |
Not so elegant when seen from behind coming in for landing, but I kind of liked the picture anyhow |
another picture of the merganser |
closer shot of a cormorant |
oops, he dived! |
Portrait of an eider (ærfugl) |
Mrs Merganser |
Look how far back the legs are, tipical for birds who live the entire life at sea |
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