I didn’t really have time for birding today but I needed to keep
taking the anti gull medicine so thought I would squeeze in a quick trip around
Maridalen between other obligations. It didn’t end up being quick...
There have been two species I have been really keen to see
in Maridalen, my local patch, this autumn. One of them, Pine Grosbeak
(konglebit) has given itself up on two occasions although I must admit to not
being entirely happy with the brief nature of our encounters. The other species
has eluded me until today. Driving towards Skar (the end of Maridalen) I for
once had my eyes on the road but a movement above caught my attention. YES, a
Hawk Owl (haukugle) sitting on a wire right over the car. It flew down and
perched in a tree before soon returning to the wires where it sat for the next
45 minutes until I had to leave. What a bird!! It was completely unaffected by
my presence, passing cars, and cyclists. In terms of a photo opportunity I
could not really have asked to be closer to the bird. However I will still
complain because the light was too bad for my lens (ISO was often 6400) and
also the bird hardly ever looked at me! Even though I was less than 10 metres
away it just ignored me. No matter what type of squeaking noise I made (trying
to sound like a mouse!) it would only look at me fleetingly.
It was an amazing experience
though to be so close to this bird IN MARIDALEN and the best photos weren't that bad after all.
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| finally an acceptable flight photo |
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| using the 500mm zoom |
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| I had to zoom out to get the whole bird in |
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| Asbjørn Thune enjoys the bird from his car! |
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| having a preen |
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| in a more natural habitat than a telegraph wire |
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