On Friday the forecast was for sun so I decided to pay the Hazel Grouse a visit again in the hope that the light in the forest would be a bit better than previously. Of course, the forecast was wrong and it was cloudy but as a someone else pointed out to me, it was sunny above the clouds…
The male again showed well (is he paired yet?) and
even sang briefly in profile but I left him after a short while as I worry that
he will grow tired of my presence and make him harder to find in the future.
In Maridalen a Grey-headed Woodpecker and the Great
Grey Shrike both showed are avoiding the radar for a week or so and a Starling
that briefly stopped before heading north was a very late and confused bird.
Reports of Great Grey Owls to the north and south
east of Oslo give a slight hope that this species is wandering in search of
food and just might grace us with its presence again this winter, the Bird Gods
willing.
I managed to sneak up to him when he was in profile and singing but it only last a few seconds |
the Great Grey Shrike (varsler) was hunting right by farm buildings and caught a mouse whilst I was watching |
Grey-headed Woodpecker (gråspett). This was the female without any red in the crown and she spent a lot of time feeding (unseen) on the ground |
most unexpected bird of the day and one I initially failed to identify was a Starling (stær) |
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