Daily updates!?!

I might get the hang of this blogging business 😊

It does of course help when you see something interesting, and today I came across three juvenile Hobbies in Maridalen that showed impeccably well. Surprisingly there were no adults with them (that I saw) but they gave the impression of being very recently out of the nest and I am sure have not travelled far. I might not have discovered where the Hobbies bred in (or close to) Maridalen but feel this is evidence that they did breed successfully.

There were also two pairs of Whooper Swans in addition to the family so I think it is inevitable that more than one pair will start breeding in the valley in the coming years.

A trip to Østensjøvannet revealed 10 Ruff feeding on the floating water weed and a Pink-footed Goose was a surprise but probably a bird that has spent the summer in the Oslo area rather than being an early migrant.

The young Hobbies (lerkefalk) showed very well and were making a lot of noise. This bird had one of its feet hanging down all the time and looked to be injured

Whooper Swan (sangsvane)

juvenile Ruff (brushane) with Coot (sothøne)