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Oslo Birds

Birds found in Oslo.

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Adult european herring gull looking downwards, on the bottom right corner of the picture frame. Behind her is a bright blue sky.
Close up of the head of an adult herring gull, moulting into winter feathers, taken in profile. Her beak is rather short, and her head is rounded.
Portrait of a European Herring Gull, photographed from the front, while she's looking to the bottom left.
Portrait photo from the chest upwards of an adult European Herring Gull just moulting into winter plummage, with light brown stripes on the head. She's looking towards the camera, and around her right eye her feathers are standing upwards and have blood on them.
Portrait of an adult european herring gull, with a dark blue blurry background. The picture is taken in profile, with the gull looking down.
Portrait of an adult herring gull shouting towards the camera. The background is black and out of focus, whereas the gull is in fous. He's moulting from summer to winter plummage, and looking a bit bald on the head as a result.
Adult herring gull looking straight at the camera, with a stern look on her face. Another gull is standing out of focus in front of her, and the background is a blue-ish out of focus color.
Adult herring gull looking at the camera from behind a diagonal roof.
Adult herring gull looking at the camera from behind a diagonal roof, with a trans flag colored sky in the background
Adult herring gull in breeding plummage, looking at the camera, with a different gull standing out of focus in the foreground.
Adult herring gull in breeding plummage, looking at the camera, with snow falling around her.
Small white duck with black eyes and black stripes on the body, swimming in dark gray water, with white ice in the background.

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Portrait photo from the chest upwards of an adult European Herring Gull just moulting into winter plummage, with light brown stripes on the head. She's looking towards the camera, and around her right eye her feathers are standing upwards and have blood on them.

Meet Gloria, one of our herring gull neighbors.

22. August 2024

Get to know Gloria, one of the gulls living in our street in Oslo. She often hangs out on the neighbor's roof, and occasionally visits our balcony too.
  • Birdwatching
Adult herring gull looking at the camera from behind a diagonal roof.

What we know about "our" herring gull Josefine

1. August 2024

Josefine is a herring gull living on our roof. She was banded as an adult in January 2016, giving us a lot of information about her.
  • Birdwatching
Adult herring gull looking at the camera from behind a diagonal roof, with a trans flag colored sky in the background

Introduction to Gulliver and Josefine, our rooftop gulls

24. July 2024

Two tough herring gulls have our rooftop balcony as their favorite hangout spot, and enjoy watching us as much as we enjoy watching them.
  • Birdwatching
Small white duck with black eyes and black stripes on the body, swimming in dark gray water, with white ice in the background.

Rare bird 🚨 Smew at Østensjøvannet

1. March 2024

This winter I had the opportunity to photograph a rare winter visitor at the local nature reserve: a smew, a small duck that typically breeds in the arctic.
  • Birdwatching
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