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@siggjo Aug 3, 2019, 4:24 PM UTC

Waves from the North Atlantic meet the coast of Andøya

The pictures are from one day the wind blowing fresh and the waves formed white foam peaks. Nevertheless, these are small waves compared to the waves that can be formed in autumn and winter. The wave…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 30, 2019, 4:29 PM UTC

Knapweed and a bumblebee on Andøya

Knapweed is a beautiful flower that stands in its finest beauty at this time. I'm not sure if the pictures show knapweed of the species (Centaurea jacea) or (Centaurea nigra). These flowers can be so…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 28, 2019, 5:37 PM UTC

Great low tide on the west coast of Andøya

In Northern Norway, there is a big difference between high tide and low tide. When the beaches are long shallow, this will have dramatic effects as these pictures show. The mountain Måtinden shows it…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 26, 2019, 12:31 PM UTC

A Mountain hare on Andøya

Today I was lucky and got some pictures of a small mountain hare (Lepus timidus) who stayed in a garden on Andøya. This Mountain Hare is a youngster who is not so afraid of humans yet. An adult anima…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 23, 2019, 9:03 AM UTC

Cormorant on the west coast of Bømlo

Some pictures from the western side of Bømlo where some cormorants rest on a granite rock. Beautiful landscape against the Atlantic Ocean.

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 18, 2019, 7:31 AM UTC

A lot of blueberries in nature at Bømlo

Here are some pictures I took one day I found a bucket of about 10 litres of blueberries. The pictures show a bit of the field and how the blueberries looked when they were on the blueberry plant. N…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 13, 2019, 7:28 PM UTC

The blueberries are ready to be picked up at Bømlo

Today I was out in the woods and picked blueberries. Together I found 5 litres of blueberries. Here are pictures of the cleaned blueberries, wrapped in beakers to be frozen. Then they can be eaten i…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jul 7, 2019, 8:33 PM UTC

Bell heather with its fine purple colour appears well in the landscape.

Bell heather (Erica cinerea) grows best in south-facing slopes. This heather brightens up with its fine purple colour, especially when the plant is together with white granite or green-coloured pine,…

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@siggjo Jun 23, 2019, 6:26 PM UTC

Midsummer bonfire at Rubbestadneset

Midsummer bonfires have long traditions in Norway. It marks the longest day in the northernmost hemisphere. At Rubbestadneset there is the beach in Furuneset which is the place for a midsummer bonfir…

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siggjo
@siggjo Jun 22, 2019, 7:04 PM UTC

Goats on a rock at Bømlo

Today I photographed three goats on a rock by the road to Rubbestadneset in Bømlo municipality. They posed willingly for the photographer.

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