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blissful solitary wanderings blissful solitary wanderings things at times may seem forlorn but in solitude wonderful things are born by charlene n k saturday march 30 2019 finding the rare birds in my previous post i mentioned about the rare birds rare in our place that is that we searched for oh yes we found them it was hubby who actually discovered them when he went to that biotope while i was working the snow was so thick that he made a trail with his snow shoes for the benefit of those who would visit the place later as news of such new sightings spread quickly among the bird enthusiasts the first that he saw was the eurasian three toed woodpecker a lifer for him and for me later it was so beautiful that i wanted to see it too so i asked him to take me there one day after my work which is just around 30 minutes drive from our city eurasian three toed woodpecker before that however one of our friends asked hubby to take him there and that s when he spotted a huge bird flying through the thick forest and when they peered through the spotting scope the bird was confirmed be a great grey owl another lifer for hubby and me the woods in winter early spring when it was my turn to be taken there our friend and his wife also drove there ahead there was also another man who arrived later we searched for the two birds the woodpecker wasn t around but the owl was seen leaving a tree we waited until it would come back when i finally saw it the back was turned toward me but i took a shot anyway since the back is also beautiful then i had to run to the other side where our friends were but when i arrived it had already flown to the other side of the trail hiding somewhere we were about to give up and get into our car when the owl suddenly emerged from the woods and flew across the trail and perched on a tree some meters away from us it sat there long enough for us to take a few shots since it was getting dark that time i couldn t capture it clearly this photo may not be my dream shot of an owl but at least i have a new life bird that s exciting too i learned too that there were actually two of them here and this was the male smaller than the female which is the world s largest owl in length two days later we went back there in hopes to find the owl again so i could take better pictures but this time it was the three toed woodpecker that appeared and the owl was nowhere in sight isn t that great too it was a male one pecking on a tree not minding us at all and then it flew to another tree we followed and got a big surprise when we saw another one a female on that same tree what a bonus that was we were so close to them as we had our cameras clicking non stop until we had our fill on that second week of march i saw two new life birds funny thing is i haven t really counted how many life birds i ve seen ha ha ha i m just thrilled every time i see a new one but someday i ll get into counting i m including pictures of the same place when we visited it again on the spring equinox we may not have seen the birds that time but we had fun having snacks on the snow banks now that spring is here more migrating birds have come back and i hope to find new rare birds but we re also waiting for the awakening of the spring blooms linking up with saturday s critters friday bliss skywatch friday camera critters awww mondays our world tuesday image in ing through my lens posted by charlene n k at saturday march 30 2019 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday march 20 2019 birding in winter vernal equinox has arrived march 20 this year but we re still deep in snow and it keeps snowing recently so i can say that we re still into winter birding an extension of our winter birding if i may add yes even in winter there are lots of birds around here too many of them flock to the feeders that people maintain in their private yards bullfinches however hubby and i as some of the advanced birders photographers in our city prefer to travel to the wild and search for the rare birds spotted by those who make the daily rounds in some local patches or biotopes for ornithological reports these places include wide fields frozen lakes and rivers and old thick forests of conifers since these places are mostly blanketed with layers of untouched snow it s quite hard to get there without sinking deep into the soft snow so we need gadgets to traverse the area that leads to our destination such as these snow shoes they prevent us from sinking and help keep our balance they re cool and lightweight european crested tit one time as we crossed a frozen river to get to an island to look for a certain woodpecker specie we stumbled upon this snow mobile in the middle of the river we stopped for a picture taking with me sitting there and hubby as my photographer just for the fun of it at least i tried to sit on a snow mobile blue tits here s one trail on this island that we visited in searching for a rare owl and another kind of a rare woodpecker we had to use our snow shoes to access the woods where they stay the snow here is so thick that it s almost impossible to make one s way into the forest especially for those who are carrying cameras with huge lenses and mounted on equally huge and heavy tripods but hubby fixed a trail for the other birders by treading hard on the snow and making it compact our friend took pictures of me and hubby as we headed to the woods i ll post the birds that we found during this particular trek in my future blog our winter birding is not only about searching for birds but also about being out in the wild connecting with nature which de stresses and rejuvenates us having a good exercise while walking strenuously in the snow and spending time with nature loving friends it s also about appreciating and enjoying the wonders of creation that our loving creator generously presented to us linking up with thankful thursday skywatch friday friday bliss saturday s critters awww mondays our world tuesday through my lens image in ing posted by charlene n k at wednesday march 20 2019 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday february 5 2019 all comments gone this is just to let my readers know that with the removal of google from google accounts all the comments on my posts have also been removed here s the statement from google support for google comments will be turned down and all blogs using google comments will be reverted back to using blogger comments unfortunately comments posted as google comments cannot be migrated to blogger and will no longer appear on your blog so dear readers i m so sorry that all your lovely and inspiring comments are gone terribly sorry but i truly appreciated them with this short note let me add a few photos to enliven this page here s a scene that wowed me the moment i laid eyes on it three yellowhammers are chilling out on a fluffy couch high up in a spruce tree last night s feb 4 northern light was classified as weak but it danced beautifully enough for a few minutes before it faded and the clouds rolled in this is one of my favorite winter scenes when the temperature is something like 22 degrees c the sky is clear blue and the sun kisses the snow rich trees have a wonderful week linking up with wordless wednesday wild bird wednesday thankful thursday skywatch friday saturday s critters our world tuesday posted by charlene n k at tuesday february 05 2019 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 28 2019 moonstruck the blood moon of 2019 this is a 24 hour celestial drama with the moon as the main character the story begins with the setting of the moon that was just hours away from becoming a wolf moon i watched from our balcony on this extremely cold morning of january 20 starting at around 8 00 a m the moon augmented more and more as it neared the horizon as i watched and took pictures i noticed that the lunar disk formed ridges around its edge as opposed to a smooth disk while up in the sky and it truly looked like a blazing ball i watched until the last glow faded away at noon hubby and i drove to a nearby cape for our usual photowalk shortly thereafter we saw the enormous moon rising behind the trees almost transparent and yet enchanting we proceeded to the sea afterward the moon had ascended higher by the time we got there it sailed smoothly across the pink layer of the sky toward the airplane that was getting ready for the landing the sky shifted colors to deep blue and purple as the moon journeyed on for one last time before we left the place i took a few up close shots of this luminary that held me spellbound and which would soon be eclipsed as it would pass through the earth s shadow the night advanced and deepened at home the moon was not visible from our side of the building after preparing some warm winter clothes in case i had to go out of our apartment to capture the blood moon and after setting my alarm clock at 4 30 a m i retired for the night january 21 arrived i checked through our kitchen window for the moon yes it was viewable from our kitchen and balcony i didn t have to go out after all only to our balcony where i could set up my tripod the total duration of the eclipse would be 5 hours and 12 minutes but i started to shoot from the partial eclipse skipping the penumbral phase i planned to shoot every 15 minutes taking a nap in between shots in some instances i overslept thus missing some of the phases when the partial eclipse was ending thin clouds gathered around the lunar disk it was still a beautiful sight though i went back to sleep in the sofa while waiting for the moonset just like the other day when i awoke the moon was gone and broad daylight greeted my searching sleepy eyes that s okay i was satisfied with the entire drama it was an amazing 24 hour lunar show that got me moonstruck it s a one of a kind drama that silently declares the glory of the one who created it he has made the moon for appointed times psalm 104 19a psalm 19 1 p s sometimes birds are also bedazzled by the moon linking up with our world tuesday wordless wednesday thankful thursday skywatch friday saturday s critters through my lens mosaic monday image in ing awww mondays pictorial tuesday friday bliss posted by charlene n k at monday january 28 2019 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom pages home about me charlene n k sweden view my complete profile about this blog this is my new life in a new place from the tropics to the frigid zone a world of difference a river of novel experiences that keeps flowing in its journey through time and space here are some of my reflections and thoughts that have found their way through my meandering mind in my moments of solitude all photographs in this blog except the paintings belong to me unless otherwise stated my photo blog my nature photography blog archive 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