Clik here to view.
Gullfest 2012 - Arctic birding adventures, the movies
Gullfest 2012 provided some exellent birding experiences. We travelled the taiga, tundra and arctic coast by dog sled, snowmobile. RIB, car and by foot in search for the most exclusive birds. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vardø eagles - Clash of the titans
White-tailed Eagles are impressive birds. With a wingspan of 2.5 meters one might think that they are built for slow and powerfull movement, but these birds are giant aerial acrobats. The eagle photos...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Varanger Golden Oriole, etc. - Birding by the people
Birding in Varanger is on the rise - and the locals are the new bird finders! Rare bird finding have so far been the domain of visiting birders. However with the recent years focus on birds and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The "Harleking" - first post on Birding Frontiers
Martin Garners website www.birdingfrontiers.com have been a favourite website for quite some time. Inspirational and educational - a true birders site! I have had the pleasure of working with Martin on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The "Harleking" - a celebrity bird
A brief follow up on the increasingly famous Harlequin duck in Persfjorden, VarangerThe adult male Harlequin Duck or the "Harleking", is now quite the celebrity in Varanger. The first photo on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Semipalmated Plover at a man made bird site
A Semipalmated Plover was found four days ago in Sunddammen in Vardø, Varanger. This little bird magnet of a location is actually a man made bird site. Not made to be a bird site, but rather a very...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life and death at the bird cliff
Section of the steep Hornøya bird cliff (iphone photo). Vardø town in the background.Hornøya bird cliff must be the densest inhabitet place in Eastern Finnmark. It is a truly magnificent place. Approx...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gullfest warm up goes violent - Goshawk vs Gull
What was supposed to be a little Gullfest 2013 warm up event / photo session gave some unexpected results. A Gull feeding session suddenly went violent...Background:Vardø towns uniqueness is being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Birding Destination Varanger - the pro nature development study
Varanger is the worlds easiest accessible arctic birding destination. In Varanger you have the northern taiga, tundra and arctic coastline in one destination. Within a days drive you can experience the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good green - New York birding
When in one of the greatest cities in the world. What do you do? - You go birding!Perhaps not a matter of course, but to more-then-avarage nature and bird interested people New York is a good place to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Riders on the storm - Cape May birding
We are currently birding a couple of the finest destinations in the eastern USA + Canada. Below follows a brief ´post-hurricane-Sandy´ birding report. More to come soon...An exhausted Tree Swallow at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Architecture & nature - the Steilnes bird hide / wind shelter
Birding in Varanger just got a little more comfortable:We have been very fortunate to collaborate with so many great people in Varanger. The result is an increasingly better birding destination - for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GULLFEST 2013 - introducing the arctic bird festival
We have the pleasure to invite you to take part in the worlds only arctic birding festival - GULLFEST 2013 - in Varanger, arctic Norway. Join us in Vardø, outer Varangerfjord:Thursday the 21st to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gullfest 2013 - Varanger travel & accomodation
Travel and accomodation advice for Gullfest participantsPreliminary Gullfest program, pr January 2013:Tuesday 19.03.2013Gullfestprologue: Taiga birding & dog sled adventure. Limited places, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Birds & People - touring Britain with Birding Frontiers
Birding Frontiers & Biotope presents : Pushing the boundaries tour!For the next two weeks Martin Garner / Birding Frontiers and I, Tormod / Biotope, will tour a series of bird clubs in Britain. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pushing the Boundaries Tour - birds & people on the road
We are on the road touring the UK with the ´Pushing the Boundaries bird club talks´. So far we have given talks at 3 bird clubs / groups, and we still have the 7 to go. Already meeting so many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Birding Britain - two weeks on the road
We have now been on road for two weeks with the ´Pushing the Boundaries Tour´. We have enjoyed some very cool birding, met so many enthusiastic birders and seen new places. For me it has been a crash...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Touring UK - the Iphone road movie
Pushing the Boundaries Tour - the MovieDuring my 15 days tour with Martin Garner around UK, I recorded a series of video clips with my Iphone. I had a very simple idea: Instead of recording masses of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Varanger King Eider extravaganza
I just came back from one of my best birding trips ever. Being a fishing town, Båtsfjord harbour is one of the most bird rich places in winter in Varanger. For a birder or bird photographer this small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The iconic Steller´s Eider - winter birding in Varanger
When we are not working with bird projects we are out birding. I guess all our activities are somehow part of the ongoing Biotope adventure. This weekend we had some very fine blizzards in Varanger,...
View Article