8 Jun 2021
Tjeld – Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Bestanden av blåskjell er på et historisk lavmål i Oslo- og Bunnefjorden, og det er nesten ingen voksne skjell igjen. De jeg har funnet ligger i fjellsprekker.…
8 Jun 2021
Tjeld – Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Det er flere par tjeld som hekker på Fyrsteilene i år og denne ungen er en av tre i dette kullet. Desverre overlevde ikke den tredje, så nå har hver unge sin…
3 Jun 2021
Tjeld – Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Det er flere par tjeld som hekker på Fyrsteilene, og der tjelden er er det umulig å ikke høre deres karakteristiske lyder. Når de har intense "dialoger" som…
24 Nov 2018
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani)
One of few high altitude hummingbirds, and not easy to get up close with unless you know it's favorite specimens of flowering plants in its territory, to which…
23 Nov 2018
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)
A frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador and here its visiting a brugmansia trumpet flower.
23 Nov 2018
Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae)
At 11 cm (4,33 in) and a long bill its one of the larger species of hummingbirds. It's commonly visiting feeders throughout its range in Ecuador.
23 Nov 2018
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
One of the smallest of the hummingbird species. Both sexes look alike.
22 Nov 2018
White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui)
A large hummingbird with a distinct hum from its large wings. Its visit to feeders is very brief and sporadic so it’s harder to photograph than many of the…
22 Nov 2018
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
The white-necked jacobin is a very common visitor to feeders in Ecuador and is unmissable.
22 Nov 2018
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
The female white-necked jacobin lacks the striking blue and white of the male, but as is the case with most female birds their duller plumage is so for a…