HomeMap of visitorsImageSlideShow requires JavascriptPhotoblogPortfolioBirds A-ZBirdwatchingAboutAuthorGuestbookAllBirdsDid you know...Trips and picturesGraphicWebsitesEquipmentLatest picturesLatest in portfolioPortfolio - birds of FloridaLatest articlesBird feederLatest birdwatching22.4.2011 Oygarden (NO)News subscriptionReceive HTML?Photoblog - all articlesSunday, 11 March 2012 23:54Few tips on bird photography in NorwayThe new season is slowly starting and it is time to plan on some interesting birding trip. With the increasing number of e-mails asking me about bird photography in Norway I decided to provide a few tips on where to get good information about birding spots. I will stick to a general rule and will not reveal exact locations or GPS coordinates of some sites – in order to keep them quiet and as human-free as possible. The true wildlife enthusiasts will be able to discover these sites anyway. Internet is full of information nowadays…Last Updated on Monday, 12 March 2012 10:43Read more...3 CommentsMonday, 12 December 2011 23:37Red-necked Phalarope – arctic swimmerBesides Great Snipe (Gallinago media), one of the birds I was looking for during our summer trip to Mid-Norway was the beautiful little wader Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus). While the popular leks of Great Snipe are located in mountains in Levanger area close to Trondeimsfjord, some of the good spots for watching Phalaropes is the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park south of Oppdal...Last Updated on Thursday, 15 May 2014 20:44Read more...4 CommentsSunday, 04 December 2011 00:31Krakow collectorsI took only some basic photo stuff with me when I went to a business trip to polish Krakow last year November. I had no chance to go out from the city but fortunately the hotel I was staying at was located right next to the Visla river. Thus I took at least the 200mm lens when I made a few afternoon walks along the riverbank in an attempt to capture some of the city bird inhabitants. Mostly these were Ducks and Gulls but there was also a number of Rooks and Jackdaws - the "collectors" that were gathering in small groups around litter bins in city parks...Last Updated on Sunday, 04 December 2011 01:33Read more...3 CommentsMonday, 28 November 2011 20:50Portfolio -Dutch tulips and Northern LightsThe section PORTFOLIO contains two new items - Dutch tulips and Northern Lights from Norway. What do have these two in common? They both contains pictures where the main motif is the colour itself. When I began with photography, one of the rules I read in the books was "photograph colors" - and it obviously works well!Here you will find my best pictures of DUTCH TULIPS and here the best of NORTHERN LIGHTS.The complete list of best pictures according to the themes are found in the portfolio under the menu item “PORTFOLIO”.Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2011 21:010 CommentsFriday, 18 November 2011 15:46Bird feederIt is already 4 years since I did my first but also last bird photo