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Stuff Despite the fact that the UK is in the midst of a virtually unprecedented period of clear blue skies day after day, things have been going great on the UK pre-trip. Summers in the UK are usually cloudy and misty, perfect for seabird photography … Each day we have figured out something new about […] Stuff The word on the street is that sunny afternoons at Bempton Cliffs are best. Not. They are OK, but Thursday morning dawned cloudy and we absolutely killed. It took a while to find the best spot, but once we did, we enjoyed non-stop action for several hours. PHOTOEXPO 2018 If you missed the […] Stuff We flew from Helsinki to Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday evening past for 2 more full days of R&R. Though I walked 6.2 miles on Monday and 7.4 miles on Tuesday, I did lots of resting up to be ready for the upcoming UK Puffins and Gannets IPT; the knee continues to feel better each […] Stuff Amy went running when we got to Helsinki and found that Barnacle Geese were easy to photograph at the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden. We headed there and did well on Saturday afternoon. Anita went on Sunday morning and had several families with goslings of various ages. Amy and I returned midday on Sunday to get […] Stuff When I dropped Anita off at the loon nest by Gednje, we noted that their was no loon on the nest and no loons on the small lake. The pair had lost its egg. She opted to stay and see what she could find. I drove a short distance and found the dirt road […] Stuff Out trip to the northwestern part of the Verlanger Peninsula was a pretty much a bust for birds but the rocky land- and sea-scapes were beautiful. Anita North got some nice bird images by out-working me by a mile again … On Day 2 we had thick fog and on Day 3 rain so […] Stuff On Tuesday we drove three hours west and north to explore the arctic tundra around Gednje, Kongsfjord, and Berlevåg. On Wednesday morning Anita was anxious to get in a throw-over blind at the lake by the Gednje intersection to photograph the Red-throated Loon nest that we had seen both the week before and the […] Stuff On Sunday we pretty much relaxed day and had dinner with our new farmer friend Kristian. On Monday morning Anita and I left the hotel at 3:20am to try again for lekking ruffs. We were doing pretty good until Martin came along; story to follow … You will love it. The UK Puffins […] Stuff On Friday we made our third trip in four days to the seabird colony at Hornoya. We had the east wind that we had hoped for and this time we had the clouds that we needed. Photography was great; images and the full story to follow. The UK Puffins and Gannets IPT is […] Stuff On Thursday we made our second trip to the seabird colony at Hornoya. We had the east wind that we had hoped for but instead of cloudy bright conditions we had dead-clear blue skies the whole day. Things were tough when the day began and then they got worse. I napped in the shelter […] Stuff On Tuesday we took the boat from Vardo to Hornoya Island to photograph some of the 100,000+ seabirds. The cliffs are dominated by Common Guillemot (our Common Murre), Black-legged Kittiwakes, Atlantic Puffins, and Razorbills. A good percentage of the Common Guillemots are of the bridled form. There are also about 500 pairs of Brünnich’s […] Stuff One Sunday we drove up to the high arctic by first heading west and then turning north onto the 890 to get to Gednje and then on to Båtsfjord (where the three of us shared two orders of really yummy French fries. On the way, at Anita North’s suggestion, we turned down a side […] Stuff After a great Thursday, Friday was a bust until late in the day. We went out behind the hotel at about 7pm. Amy and Anita found the black Ruff that has been regular at the pond along with the Red-necked Phalaropes and a few pairs of Tufted Ducks. I walked to the eastern end […] Stuff Wednesday was another cold day with fierce winds. In the morning, we headed down the coast to Nesseby to look for Little Stint. On the way, we saw several Rough-legged Hawks (Rough-legged Buzzards on this side of the Atlantic). Right off the bat I spotted a Little Stint, the first one I had seen […] Oops! While preparing the blog post with the Ruff image (the converted TIFF and the optimized version that you see below), I accidentally replaced the kittiwake blog post with the Ruff text and photos. First time ever. If anyone has a browser window open with the kittiwake blog post (do not refresh the page!), please […] Stuff Can you say jet-lagged? Check Out Amy’s Travelogue You can get a taste of Lapland in Amy’s recent blog post here; she is quite good with her i-Phone. These Just In: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR Lens and Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR Lens Available! […] Stuff By the time this is published on Thursday, May 31, we should be on our way to the Verlanger Peninsula. My understanding is that even though we will be in the wilderness of arctic Norway with 24 hour daylight that we will have internet. If not, I will see you when I see you […] Stuff On Monday Amy and I flew to Toronto. We meet up with Anita North tomorrow for our red-eye flight to Helsinki, Finland with a brief stop at Reykjavik, Iceland, arriving around midday. Then we fly to Ivalo, Finland to pick up our rental SUV. We overnight at Ivalo, go food shopping, and then drive […] Stuff Amy and I were down at the lake on Friday and Saturday mornings. Both days, one of the crane parents was sitting peacefully on the shored up nest so we went off in search of some Osprey flight photography and did quite well. The 200-500 is great for the flying and landing Ospreys. While […] Stuff Here is a huge welcome to Amy Novotny. Amy joined the BIRDS AS ART family on Monday past as a full-time photography assistant. She will be making all trips with me for one year and assisting me both at home and in the field. If you’d like to learn more, you may wish to […] |
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