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

Finaly some birds - Hardangervidda

Willow Ptarmigans - Lagopus Lagopus - Liryper
EOS 1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4 IS USM - Handheld at 500mm - 1/640 - f/7.1 - ISO 320 

Had a wonderfull day at Hardangervidda today! Spotted 7 Willow Ptarmigans(Liryper) and a golden Eagle. (Kongeørn). A light rain shower added magical colors to the already wonderful autumn mountain colors. Please like my page at Facebook

Rainbow - Mountain gold
EOS 1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4 IS USM - Handheld at 500mm - 1/2500 - f/6.3 - ISO 320 

Curious Roe Deer

Roe Deer female - Capreolus Capreolus - Rådyr hun
Canon EOS 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - at 500mm - 1/100 sec - f/4.0 - ISO 400 - Tripod

Photographed Roe dear this morning. A female deer became pretty curious, and came close checking out the photographer. Approximately only 10m away.  The Buck was sneaking around in the forest line.

Roe Deer female - Capreolus Capreolus - Rådyr hun
Canon EOS 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - at 500mm - 1/100 sec - f/4.0 - ISO 400 - Tripod

Roe Deer female - Capreolus Capreolus - Rådyr hun
Canon EOS 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - at 500mm - 1/80 sec - f/4.0 - ISO 400 - Tripod

Fantastic moon last night

Fantastic moon last night. Looked like it could start rolling when it peaked the mountaintop.

Rising moon
Canon 1D Mk IV - EF500 f/4L IS USM - EF 1.4EX mk III at 700mm - 1/80sec - f/9.0 - ISO 250 -gitzo tripod

Mountain flowers

Northern Wolfsbane - Aconitum Lycoctonum -Tyrihjelm
Canon EOS 1D mkIV - EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM mk II- at 200 mm -1/800sec - f/2.8 - ISO 200
 

Summertime is busy, spending quality time with my family :) Photography has a lower priority this time of year.  However, today I got time to hike in the mountains. Brought a large arsenal of lenses. Did not spot many birds, so I could perhaps have spared myself carrying the 500mm..... Mountain flowers became todays main motive. Got some pictures of a Northern Wolfsbane (Tyrihjelm) and Wood Cranesbill (Skogstorknebb). The Willow Warblers (Løvsanger) were still quite busy.

Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - Løvsanger
Canon EOS 1D mkIV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM- at 500 mm -1/1600sec - f/4.0 - ISO 200

Wood cranesbill  1 - Geranium Sylvaticum - Skogstorknebb
Canon EOS 1D mkIV - EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM mk II- at 200 mm -1/1250sec - f/2.8 - ISO 200

Wood cranesbill 2 - Geranium Sylvaticum -  Skogstorknebb
Canon EOS 1D mkIV - EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM mk II- at 200 mm -1/1250sec - f/2.8 - ISO 200

Northern Wolfsbane 2 - Aconitum Lycoctonum - Tyrihjelm
Canon EOS 1D mkIV - EF 24-70 f/2.8L - at 68 mm -1/800sec - f/2.8 - ISO200

Big "bird" - at least something flying

Rescue Helicopter - SeaKing- Royal Norwegian Air Force
Canon 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS at 1/500 sec -  f/7.1 - ISO 125

 Been quite busy at "daytime" job lately. So I have not been able to spend time out in field. However,

today I got an opportunity to take some pictures of a big "bird" while driving company boat :)

Rescue Helicopter - SeaKing- Royal Norwegian Air Force
Canon 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS at 1/500 sec -  f/7.1 - ISO 125

 SeaKing and Protector patrol boat
Canon 1d mk IV - EF 24-70 f/2.8L at 24mm 1/320 sec -  f/8.0 - ISO 125

Rescue Helicopter - SeaKing- Royal Norwegian Air Force
Canon 1d mk IV - EF 24-70 f/2.8L at 43mm 1/80 sec -  f/22 - ISO 125

  Exercising"off shore medivac" - RS Simrad Ferder
Canon 1d mk IV - EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS mkII at 105mm 1/640 sec -  f/8.0 - ISO 125

Double Whooper

Monday June 11´th I was working with my Eurasian Hobby project. Another thing caught my attention. Some whooper swans miscalculated the needed length of the "runway". It became a double whooper :)

Whooper Swans - Cygnus Cygnus - Sangsvaner
Canon EOS 1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS - EF 1.4 EX mk III
Photo: Espen Reite