My name is Philip. I love birds, I take lots of pictures of different kinds of birds. I will post a bird picture per day and often together with a bad bird pun
Hallo
Sorry about the lack of bird pictures the last days.
I have been trying to figure out what I should post in what order and trying to oranize all of the different pictures I have on my PC.
I look forward to post again very soon.
Have a nice day!
- Philip
The Eurasian bullfinch. A common representation of winter in Norway. The reason it has been so connected to winter is the fact that it prefer dense forests during summer and only moves closer to people during winter to find food.#Birds
Norwegian: Dumpap
Pic:
1. Male
2. Female
The Eurasian blue tit. Famed for it's agility and skill, as they can hand on the tip of branshes and often hangs upside down when looking for food. It nests naturly in holes in trees, often made by woodpeckers, but often use a nesting box if it finds one.#Birds
Norwegian: Blåmeis
The common wood pigeon. A common bird to spot in the woods most places in Europe. However, in the last 20 years, the population in Norway has grown and most of them in the suthern parts of Norway stays here during the whole year. Picture taken in august.#birds
Norwegian: Ringdue
The Mute swan. Picture was taken late summar. This majestic, white giant bird is a swan originating from Asia, but it's population in Europe has grown since the 1600th century. The It's name come from it being less vocal then most other swan species. #birds
Norwegian: Knoppsvane
The common chaffinch is a widespread bird in the finch family. It's one of Norway's most numerous bird spicies. During summer it feeds on insects, but switches to mostly seeds like many small birds here in Norway. This picture was laken in late spring. #Birds
Norwegian: Bokfink
The house sparrow is the worlds most distributed wild bird. Found on almost most parts of the world. It's strongly associated with human habitation, living in both urban and natural settings. It's also an opportunistic eater.#Birds
Norwegian: Gråspurv
The European robin, an Old World flycatcher, is a part of the Muscicapidae family. A very know bird in most parts of Europe, the males bidrs are highly territorial. Attacking any other males that stray into their territories and can even end fatally. #Birds
Norwegian: Rødstrupe
This is a male Common eider. The picture was taken last april, coast of søgne. It is the largest duck species in Europe. An amount of the female lives in pair with the male during the winter. The male will help it get food and protect her from predators.#Birds
Norwegian: Ærfugle
The Great cormorant is a common visitor here at the norwegian coastline. This picture was taken at the outer coast of Kristiansand on the small island called Grønningen. As most Cormorant, it catches fish by diving a few meters under the water surface.#Birds
Norwegian: Storskarv
As my first post, I thought I should show a picture of a typical norwegian bird during the summer. I will always give both the english and the norwegian name of every bird I post. I will also give some facts in all post after this one. #birds
Names
E: Common Tern
N: Markellterne
This is a Barnacle goose, a rare visitor. It normaly lives in parts of Svalbard, north-east greenland and north-west Russia. This picture was taken at the coast of Kristiansand, and is the first year it has been seen nesting in this part of Norway.#birds
Norwegian: Hvitkinnsgås.