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

More falcons hunting dragonflies

Eurasian Hobby hunting Dragonfly - Falco Subbuteo - Lerkefalk med fanget øyestikker
Canon EOS1d Mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM at 500mm - 1/8000 sec - f/4.0 - ISO 250

Spent "some" hours in my "doghouse" blind this morning. Working on my Eurasian Hobby- (lerkefalk) project. Hoping for some more dragonfly hunting pictures. After several hours, my patients paid off :) Dragonfly hunting only 15 meters away. Also spotted some Western Marsh Harriers(Sivhauk) and an Osprey(Fiskeørn) today.

Eurasian Hobby hunting Dragonfly - Falco Subbuteo - Lerkefalk
Canon EOS1d Mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM at 500mm - 1/6400 sec - f/4.0 - ISO 250

Hovering falcon - More Eurasian Hobby pictures

Eurasian Hobby - "hovering" - Falco Subbuteo - Lerkefalk
Canon EOS 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - EF 1.4 EX mk III at 700mm - 1/1250 sec - f/6.3 - ISO 250

Here are some more pictures of Eurasian Hobby from fridays photo-shoot together with Tom. My favorite is perhaps the Falcon spreading out it tail-feathers hovering in mid air.

Eurasian Hobby  - Falco Subbuteo - Lerkefalk
Canon EOS 1d mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - EF 1.4 EX mk III at 700mm - 1/2000 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 250

Roe Deer - Gjennestadvannet

Roe Deer female - Capreolus capreolus - Rådyr
Canon EOS 1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - at 500mm - 1/320 sec - f/4.0 - ISO250

Spent some hours at Gjennestadvannet today too. My pop-up "doghouse" was perfect today. Hoped for some close up pictures of the Western Marsh Harrier hunting. It was a day with heavy rain showers. A roe deer came approximately only ten meters away from my hide. 


Both the male and the female Marsh Harrier flew past several times, but they did not flew where I wanted. Next time......
Spottet a couple of Eurasian Hobby too, but the dragonflies were sitting in the vegetation.

Todays weather - Heavy rain - poring down - Tung regnbyge
Canon EOS 1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - at 500mm - 1/320 sec - f/4.0 - ISO250

Photoshoot together with wildlife photographer Tom Schandy

Incoming Eurasian Hobby, low altitude, high speed - Falco Subbuteo - Lerkefalk i lav høyde og høy fart
Canon EOS1D mk IV - EF 500 f/4L IS USM - EF 1.4 EX mk III at 700mm 1/1250 f/5.6 ISO 250

Today I have been so privileged that I have been working with wildlife photographer Tom Schandy. We were hoping for more pictures of the Eurasian Hobby (Lerkefalk) hunting dragonflies at Gjennestadvannet. We spotted three falcons, a couple of Western Marsh Harriers (Sivhauk), Common Buzzards (Musevåk), Europeean Honey Buzzard (Vepsevåk) and a couple of Ospreys (Fiskeørn). Happy to share this location with Tom. More pictures to come.

Visit Tom´s page at : www.tomschandy.no

I´ve had a fantastic day. Thanks Tom!!

Wildlife photographer Tom Schandy
Canon ESO 1D mk IV - EF 24-70 f/2.8L at 24mm 1/200 sec f/6.3 ISO 250

Wildlife photographer Tom Schandy in action, photographing an Eurasian Hobby
Canon ESO 1D mk IV - EF 24-70 f/2.8L at 24mm 1/2500 sec f/6.3 ISO 250