He may be 'common' but he looked rather grand to me. One of the benefits of solo walking - you sometimes get to see things like this. As I was coming down the hill, I saw him flying around and stop to rest on this branch. I stopped in my tracks, very quietly took my rucksack off, changed lenses on my camera (all the while trying to keep my eye on him), and got several shots before he flew off.
Update on my cycling daughter - she has reached Voss, and now has only 3 days of cycling to go. We had to interfere and insist on a reroute as she had planned a 5 km bike-hike at the end of today up a mountain - with a fully loaded bike, and there is still snow lying up there! Not to mention we couldn't see an easy way down off the other side for her. Fortunately she now agrees that would have been a crazy thing to do, and is foregoing the cute DNT cabin she wanted to stay in on top of the hill, and is taking the long way round by the fjord and staying in an Air B and B tonight. She has hardly seen a soul on her travels, it's all very remote, but guess what, last night she met a British couple who live near Bergen. They were doing a road trip of Norway's waterfalls. Turns out the lady was from the west coast of Scotland and the guy from Leeds. Small world.
Definitely nothing common about this gorgeous guy! What a treat and a beautiful shot, well done.
Wise advice to your lovely girl. How funny to meet Brits who originate so close to you!
What a beauty he is and so kind of him to wait for you to change lenses and pose for you.
Funny how you come across unexpected people in remote places. We started chatting to a chap in a café in a remote part of Australia a few years ago and it turned out he was from the same village we lived in when we lived in Cyprus. He also knew a few of our neighbours too.
It’s amazing the coincidences that occur sometimes. A lady in Napier NZ I bought some linen trousers off came originally from three miles away from us! Brilliant guidance from the safety of your kitchen to your adventurous daughter. You could get carried away when you are in a beautiful place & miss the risks....a good sensible girl listening to mum & dad...you would sleep easier in your bed that night!
Ooh forgot about the buzzard...he is magnificent....
@happypat Ha ha ... yes she texted us last night and told us that she'd cycled past the trail end that she'd planned to 'cycle' and was very glad that she'd decided not to go that way. Today's challenge for her is avoiding all the road tunnels on her way into Bergen, but I'm sure she'll work that out.
I'm not sure that's a buzzard- well at least it's not a buzzard in the US. We would call that a hawk from the looks of it- although I'm not sure what kind it is. The ones in my woods are Red Shouldered Hawks and close by near the fields we have Red Tails- they look very similar. This is a beautiful capture! Glad to hear your daughter is doing well too!
Wise advice to your lovely girl. How funny to meet Brits who originate so close to you!
Funny how you come across unexpected people in remote places. We started chatting to a chap in a café in a remote part of Australia a few years ago and it turned out he was from the same village we lived in when we lived in Cyprus. He also knew a few of our neighbours too.
update on your daughter's adventure
Ooh forgot about the buzzard...he is magnificent....
Just catching up...I thought holiday time would give me time but not yet!!!