I came closer to my dream photo today. Whilst unsuccessfuly
trying to find a Hawk Owl that has been seen near Moss (this one also seems
attracted to main roads) I had four Pine Grosbeaks flying over. So Grosbeaks at
a Hawk Owl site must go down as a near miss?
These Grosbeaks also didn't utter the "typical" call either and instead gave the quiet Bullfinch like contact call that I heard from feeding birds yesterday – even though these ones were in flight. With so much spruce forest in south eastern Norway there must be many thousand Grosbeaks feeding unobtrusively in the tree tops.
These Grosbeaks also didn't utter the "typical" call either and instead gave the quiet Bullfinch like contact call that I heard from feeding birds yesterday – even though these ones were in flight. With so much spruce forest in south eastern Norway there must be many thousand Grosbeaks feeding unobtrusively in the tree tops.
I made a real effort to find Hawk Owl in suitable habitat in
northern Østfold and southern Akershus but had only a Great Grey Shrike (varsler) for my
efforts.
Back in Oslo I paid a quick visit to Maridalen before having
to pick up a sick child from kindergarten. A flock of birds seen in flight from
the car could only be more Pine Grosbeaks! They even landed briefly allowing me
to snap off a couple of pictures. There were 12 birds in total including at
least 2 red males. I didn’t hear a peep out of this flock.
6 Pine Grosbeaks (konglebit) - part of a flock of 12 that surprised me in Maridalen today |
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