2015 Perseids and northern lights over Oslo

2015 Perseids and northern lights over Oslo

What an incredible number of coincidences in one night! First of all a clear night - a rarity this summer! Add the first aurora borealis after the bright…


Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

This is a common bird throughout South America, and its characteristic song can be heard high up in the Andes. Altitude: 1021 metres. It sounds like this:…


Salar de Uyuni and The Magellanic Clouds

Salar de Uyuni and The Magellanic Clouds

This was an incredibly windy and cold night, and it was really hard to find a place away from the wind to set up the camera for long exposures. Even with my…


Nevado Sajama

Nevado Sajama

Bolivias highest mountain - 6542 metres high - facing south. What a magnificent moment - the Large Magellanic cloud right above Sajama, the Milkyway to the…


Draconid meteors and Northern lights (Aurora borealis)

Draconid meteors and Northern lights (Aurora borealis)

The Draconid meteors are generally faint, so with a near full moon the amount seen this night were few and far between. Being inside the huge dome of Oslo's…


Draconid meteors

Draconid meteors

This is a composite of 14 exposures that all contain one or more Draconids, making the dotted star trails. As Oslo and the near full moon strongly pollutes the…


Fløyelsringvinge (Erebia ligea)

Fløyelsringvinge (Erebia ligea)

Ser ikke denne så ofte i hagen, men flyr og oppholder seg som her ved veikanten ovenfor Sandbukta, og i skogen videre innover. Denne har blitt klippet av en…


Gullringvinge (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Gullringvinge (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Denne ligner ikke en typisk gullringvinge som har 8 ringer, 2 per vinge, men er likevel en sådan. Den var et rolig og åpent individ som ikke viste undersiden.…


Skogringvinge (Pararge aegeria)

Skogringvinge (Pararge aegeria)

En godt kamuflert sommerfugl. Denne skremte jeg opp fra stien ned til Ingierstrand, der bekken renner ved flom, og ville ellers vært særdeles vanskelig å få…