once upon a time rock doves lived in the wild with no interaction with human settlements but ages ago they evolved/were domesticated to thrive in urban areas. w

after a few days journey we were returning home on a night bus from Pune. the road was bumpy so we didn't get much sleep. early this morning the bus dropped us

just because i was out reflection hunting doesn't mean i wasn't interested in finding a good shadow. and normally a good shadow is likely to be sharp and clear,

herring gulls Larus argentatus are perhaps the species of birds i see most often, at least when i am in Norway. they are very much at home in our small town b

most of the boats in the harbor are in dry dock by the end of November when i took these shots. since it's lobster season until the 30th a few boats remain. the

last year one of the local schools held a flea market and drew a good crowd. it's not surprising because things are generally very expensive in Norway yet peopl

there are countless of interesting sights to see when driving the mountain roads in Norway. most of them are of the nature but there are lots of interesting poi

driftwood is quite common on the shore here because the Lågen river empties into the Larviksfjord and any driftwood from the river is carried by the current and much of it was

don't you just love it when you spot a bird you've never seen before and think maybe it's a special observation you had just accomplished but when you go to ide

in case you are not sure what you are looking at this is a reflection of a lamppost and a tree on a parked car taken on an evening walk after dark. the street i

what are the chances of guessing what is casting these shadows? no need to guess, here it is: there is definitely something fishy about these shadows. i'm not s

with the name Common Loon Gavia immer, you may think they are common. maybe they are some places but they are so rare in Norway that i have only seen them onc

the road to the beach is very narrow and curvy. to get to town we have to take this road. far too often tourists who don't know the road drive too fast and care

last summer we had the great opportunity to take a ride on the ferry almost the entire length of Lysefjorden in Ryfylke. it is one of the most scenic places in

we were in Budapest for a short week and toward the end of the stay we had a day with no plan in particular so we decided to go on a hunt to find some of the mi

throughout the 411 shadow hunter contests there have been so many posts with shadows of bicycles that i have become reluctant to post any more. but when i saw t

young birds in general, including seagulls are notoriously hungry, always begging for more. and a good parent obliges as best they can. in case they might take

usually you have to look up to see the sun and clouds in the sky but here they are nicely reflected in Ulfsbek Lake on the outskirts of Larvik. that way i could

it almost looks like a shadow of a bird with its wings spread to take flight but it's not. we are only here in our garden with coconut palms for part of the yea

this is my contribution to #FungiFriday by @ewkaw here are a few shots of various mushrooms i have found on different walks around local forests in July. in thi