Male cardinals are beginning to look brighter and brighter, the closer we come to spring. Healthy males are newly molted, with bright new feathers.  

Soon, pair-bonded males will start mating rituals with their long-term mates, while young, single males will compete to find a life-long companion.  

Northern Cardinals are especially monogamous. They are never too far away from each other.  

I’m gone

Stockente | Mallard duck

A couple of weeks ago I was on the island Runde and my dream of photographing puffins came true!

It was incredibly hard to capture the puffins in flight because despite their weird shape they are very fast. They can fly as fast as 88 kmh. Of course they don’t approach the cliffs where they breed with full speed but they’re still pretty fast until they’re very close to their landing spot which meant capturing them in the frame, following them and getting them into focus within like 5 seconds from first seeing them til they land.

Photo: Foe Rodens

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Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus), female

Birdfeeder

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It’s so cold already...

A quiet duck basking in an early morning sunshine

Wiesenpiper | meadow pipit

My most recent bird photo was this one of a kestrel. I was on my way back after unsuccessfully waiting for a kingfisher. I actually already sat in my car when I noticed this kestrel coming closer and got out again and managed to take a few photos.

Photo: Foe Rodens

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