Penguins on the Beach
Until I visited South Africa a couple of years ago I’ve never seen a penguin in the wild. And I certainly didn’t expect to meet some on the African continent. But there they were, happily bouncing around on a beach not far from Cape Town. Boulders Beach is a sheltered bay located on the Cape [...]
Getting cold feet
Autumn is getting closer and many birds get ready to migrate. Wading birds are a common sight these days, and I was lucky to catch a few of them on “film” a few days ago not far from Stavanger. Photographing water birds can be a wet experience, and I think my feet was as wet [...]
A colourful meeting
Even if it was announced by the local newspaper here in Stavanger it was a pleasant surprise to see this little feathered guy swimming in one of our local lakes yesterday. It is not a native bird this far north, so it is probably an escapee from a private collection. The Mandarin duck naturally belongs [...]
