Wildlife in Norway

Posted on 2010-08-01 by Jon Leirdal

Some of the easiest wildlife to spot in Norway are the birds. Depending on what parts of Norway you are visiting you may be treated to a lot of other animals as well. This week I have been visiting some of the finest areas in Norway, the fjord and mountain counties of the western Norway. While in the only county in Møre & Romsdal that have no coastline, Rindal, we had the joy of seeing a couple of hare kids. They were nearly fully grown, but still not very scared of people.

This is a mountain hare. Maybe a couple of months old.

Hopefully this little hare took great care, for the day after a few Rough-legged Buzzards (fjellvåk) circled the area again and again.

Posted from Rindal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Life in Egypt

Posted on 2010-05-20 by Jon Leirdal

One of the more dramatic experiences in Egypt was how different and similar things were. In one second you got to see utter poverty, and the next second you get to see the same cars and bird life that we have in Norway.

A great number of herons live by the Nile. Some of them we may find in Norway as well, like the grey heron. Other herons we got to see were black-crowned night heron, little egret and cattle egret. (Pictures of these birds will probably be published later.)

Have a look at some of these pictures.

Life by the Nile 2010

For us living in Norway this life seem a bit old-fashioned, but most farmers in Egypt do not use machines.

Egyptian Fish

We were in a fish restaurant in Alexandria and had a great dinner. These guys were on the menu if you want to try them.

Life in Cairo

If you want to sell, go to your customers. Don’t you have a car? Carry your produce.

Life in Cairo 2

This was a mobile soup-salesman I think. I had some problems communicating in their language.

Life in Cairo 3

Everything people transported by hand.

Nile bird life

This guy was relaxing on the riverbed. The desert was in the background. I guess it is a grey heron in the desert sunset.

Nile bird life 2

A close up of the same kind of Heron.

Spices

Spices and other colourful substances where available almost everywhere.

Posted from Bærum, Akershus, Norway.

Wildlife photography

Posted on 2009-04-16 by Jon Leirdal

I’ve been playing around with an attempt at wildlife photography this Easter holiday. I managed to get a lot of pictures, but few of them of decent quality. Here are a few of the ones I think might be adequate.