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black-headed gull

4/30/2013

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Black-headed gulls arrived back in the Oslo area about two weeks ago.
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Wild Toyota

4/29/2013

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I don't know the model, but this is one crazy-looking Toyota.
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skylark

4/28/2013

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The skylark has this odd habit of flying straight up, and then drifting down.  Sometimes it is the only way to find these birds as they are usually on the ground and quite camouflaged.  I spotted this one in the open and got some pics of it on the ground, taking off, going up and going down. 
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A skylark out in the open
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lift off
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Flying up...
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...and drifting down
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Hvaler area

4/27/2013

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There are a number of islands south of Fredrikstad, Norway, just shy of the Swedish border.  It is a pretty enough place, but sometimes the clouds and sky are the attraction.  I was there for some fishing, so couldn't go gadding about trying to find the best sky shots, but here is one I did take, and does not do justice to some of the skies that we saw today.  Plus a couple boat shots.
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The sky is often more bold than the land
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A minority of boaters had the bright idea of putting kids (or in one case a dog) on the prow while at speed.
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A boat crossing under the very cool suspension bridge, which I could not photograph well from my location.
So, while I had fun and saw some really nice scenery, the pics today are average at best.
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Barnacle geese

4/26/2013

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Barnacle geese flying in
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The geese on the water
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The geese in perspective. Lots of people and dogs out hiking
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Stock dove

4/25/2013

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The stock dove looks a lot like a rock dove (the common pigeon), but there are a few differences. The number and extent of those black spots on the wing feathers are part of it. But I suspect this bird is often mis-identified as a pigeon.
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Northern wheatear

4/24/2013

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A female northern wheatear from Fornebu, Norway.
And a clarification of the flower from the last post.  It is Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), a common springtime flower of open spaces (the ID has been added).  I did not identify the fly that was on it.
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Flies polinate some of the early flowers

4/23/2013

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A fly on one of the earliest wildflowers near Oslo. The flower, Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is common on barren spaces soon after the ground thaws.
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Hawfinch

4/22/2013

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Hawfinch male in Oslo, Norway
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Male and female hawfinch in a weeping cherry tree, Oslo, Norway
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Egyptian fruit bat

4/21/2013

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Few bats have an eyeshine when hit with a light, but the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) does.  This makes for an interesting visual effect  when in a cave with these bats.  Photos from Leopard's Hill Cave in Zambia.
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Eyeshine from the bats on the ceiling of Leopard's Hill Cave.
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The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is an attractive animal.
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