Golden opportunity

Golden Eagle - Aquila Chrysaetos - Kongeørn
Canon EOS 1D Mk IV - EF500 f/4 IS USM - at 1600 sec - f/5.0 - ISO 320

Spotted a Golden Eagle today. It was sitting on a mountain top while the snow was pouring down. A lot of "sneakiness" and battling in knee-deep snow paid off. I guess we both got surprised. Suddenly it was sitting only ten meters in front of me. My 500mm lens became almost a bit too much ;)

Golden Eagle - Ringmarked "113E" - Aquila Chrysaetos - Kongeørn
Canon EOS 1D Mk IV - EF500 f/4 IS USM - at 1600 sec - f/5.0 - ISO 320

Golden Eagle - Aquila Chrysaetos - Kongeørn
Canon EOS 1D Mk IV - EF500 f/4 IS USM - at 1000 sec - f/5.0 - ISO 320

Golden Eagle - Aquila Chrysaetos - Kongeørn
Canon EOS 1D Mk IV - EF500 f/4 IS USM - EF1.4 EX mk III - at 700 mm - 1600 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 320

Main attraction - Photocourse - Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe, couple mating - Podiceps Cristatus - Toppdykker i parring
Canon 1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4 IS USM- at 500mm - ISO640 - 1/250 - f/4.0

The main attraction of this course were the Great Crested Grebe. This couple mated 3 times during the evening. 21 coursepartisipants firing away. Must have been a total of several thousand pictures taken :) 

Great Crested Grebe, couple mating - Podiceps Cristatus - Toppdykker i parring
Canon 1D mk IV - EF 300 f/2.8 IS USM- at 300mm - ISO1000 - 1/160 - f/2.8

Photo Course - Østensjøvannet - rare individual

Photo: Geir Solberg

Convinced my friend, photographer Geir Solberg to come along at this course.
He got some really good pictures of a rare individual.......... Me :) 
In action, exploring EF 500 f/4 and EF 300 f/2.8. Nice tools! Wildlife photographer Tom Schandy guiding interested "students".

Birdphotography course - Østensjøvannet

Canada Goose - Branta Canadensis - Kanadagås
Canon 1D Mk IV - EF 300 f/2.8 IS USM - at ISO1000 - 1/200 sec at f/2.8

Attended to photography course at Østensjøvannet tuesday. Former Canon ambassador Tom Schandy and wildlife photographer Baard Næss shared equipment and knowledge. Fantastic! It was mating time for Great Crested Grebe. The location is a lake just outside Oslo. There are many different species at the location. Fantastic to try out some super telly lenses :) Got a couple of nice shots. I´ll soon publish pictures of Great Crested Grebe mating. 
Got some nice reflection shots too. Please enjoy!

Eurasian Coot - Fulica Cristata - Sothøne
Canon 1D Mk IV - EF 500 f/4 IS USM - at ISO1000 - 1/60 sec at f/4.0