Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Rose chafers are usually seen in sunny weather feeding on the petals of flowers especially roses. Adults can often be seen from early summer…

Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix), Tromøy, Arendal, Southern Norway

Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Store Torungen

The Lesser Black-backed Gull is one of five breeding gull species on the coast of Sørlandet. It can be distinguished from the other the…

Weather monitoring, Store Torungen, Coastal Archipelago Park (Sørlandet), Norway

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Skarestrand, Tromøy

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Hvaler Islands

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Lille Torungen Lighthouse

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Langøy near Kragerø

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Mid-summer evening colors

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Gravel Ridge (“Raet”), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast (“Sørlandet”) of Norway, Merdø

Towards the end of the ice age (ca 10 000 years ago) a huge gravel ridge was deposited at the edge of the retreating…

Birdwatchers on Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…

Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes…