Regular readers of this blog will know that it is unusual
for me to post anything at the weekend but today has to be an exception. The
morning was very slow after a rare evening out yesterday and whilst showering
just before midday my phone plinged with a rare bird message. There was hard
stuff available in Oslo and in Maridalen no less! Now, you would have thought
that after visiting two dealers yesterday that I would be sated but that is
never the case with Hawkie especially when it is available on your local patch.
Five minutes later I was clothed and in the car.
The bird was very easy to find as it sat on top of a tree close
to the beaver dam. This area is the only area in Maridalen with old school “classic”
Hawk Owl habitat of an old forest clearing with dotted trees remaining. This bird
was therefore the same as yesterdays in that it shunned roadsides and telegraph
poles and wires. As I had, in my haste, only put on shoes and not boots I was unable
to get close to the bird as the snow was too deep but I hope the bird will hang
around into next week. There has been a real recent upsurge in records around
Oslo indicating a new invasion is occurring and I doubt this is the same bird
as was present at the end of November. I just hope there is enough food around
for them to remain into the spring.
Hawk Owl (haukugle) in Maridalen. Taken with 150mm zoom |
Using the 500mm zoom |
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