FarStrider

In search for the odd and interesting

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in St James's Park, London

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These birds can be seen in almost all parks in London. They look a bit out of place in this place of the Earth, but anyway they are here s...
Friday, 30 December 2016

Trafalgar Square in the late December

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Trafalgar Square in the late December. Nelson's Column The National Gallery The National Gallery Mermaid sculpture ...
Thursday, 29 December 2016

Walk in St James's Park, London

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Video clips from a walk in the St James's Park in London. Nowadays its mostly known for its proximity to the Buckingham Palace and the...
Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Statsraad Lehmkuh, a 102-year-old Norwegian barque docked at Lerwick, Shetland

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Statsraad Lehmkuh , a 102-year-old Norwegian barque was docked at Lerwick, Shetland. I didn't know the name of the ship or anything abo...

Greylag geese (Anser anser) near Sumburgh farm, Shetland

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I've seen this pretty big flock of Greylag geese ( Anser anser ) hanging the last few weeks around the Sumburgh farm, Shetland. Here ...
Friday, 23 December 2016

Windy day near Sumburgh Airport, Shetland

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It was a windy day near the Sumburgh Airport, Shetland. This video is from the west side between the airport runway and the Grutness beach.
Saturday, 17 December 2016

Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) at Grutness, Shetland

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I managed to take a few pictures and short video of pair of the largest and meanest species from the gulls' family, the Great black-bac...
Sunday, 11 December 2016

West Voe of Sumburgh, Shetland. Testing my new camera Panasonic TZ80

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I bought a new Panasonic Lumix TZ80. Seems that currently this is the only model on the market, which is compact enough to be carried in po...
Thursday, 8 December 2016

Stone house at Sumburgh, Shetland

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Just had a closer look at one of the stone houses found everywhere around in Shetland. It looks nearly fully made from stone, even the roof...
Thursday, 1 December 2016

Shetland Raven (Corvus corax) near Sumburgh

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Finally I managed to see real raven ( Corvus corax ) from close. I was near Sumburgh, Shetland. Somehow until now I never could have a goo...
Monday, 28 November 2016

Shetland's Coast Guard training at West Voe of Sumburgh

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I observed a bit of the training of the Shetland's Coast Guard at West Voe of Sumburgh. The wind was very strong with sharp gusts of pr...
Monday, 21 November 2016

Kayaking from Sandwick to Mousa, seal pups, ancient broch and capsized mate

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Kayaking from Sandwick to Mousa Island, where we found a few very cute seal pups and visited the Mousa Broch . Parts of the structure ar...
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