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  1. orniodesigns

    Hundreds of Hawk Owls!

    We have now huge numbers of migrating Hawk Owls. During last 7 days 530 observations have been saved to Finnish bird observation database. Some of the observations of course are from same individuals. Inside my local patch has been already 10 individuals!
  2. orniodesigns

    Lesser Purple Emperors and lots of Silver-Washed Frintillary

    I finally got lifer from Lesser Purple Emperor. During the same butterfly searching trip we also saw tens of Silver-Washed Frintillary that used to be rare when I collected butterflies as child. We even saw several amazing dark phase females. Our Finnish butterfly fauna is chancing fast. We get...
  3. orniodesigns

    Birding in Finland 4. -12. June and 30th June-9th July 2013

    Here are two detailed tripreports from Finland. Eastern Finland in June and Norht Finland in July. http://www.caligata.com/tripreports/en/ita-suomi http://www.caligata.com/tripreports/en/pohjois-suomi-30-6-9-7-2013 Images from the first trip:
  4. orniodesigns

    Birding in Georgia, Caucasus July 2013

    This was my fifth trip to Caucasus. July is not the best birding time, but if you want to see also other things (plants, butterflies...) besides birds, it is a good option. http://www.caligata.com/tripreports/en/kaukasuksen-helmet-2013-%E2%80%93-lintumatka-georgiaan There is full daily...
  5. orniodesigns

    Owl neews

    This owl year seems to be very interresting in North Karelia and Savo areas. Especially in certain areas of North Karelia (near Russian border) there is lots of calling owls. One spot had even 5 Great Greys (3 males, 2 females) figthing for territory! Hopefully volepopulation will be good long...
  6. orniodesigns

    Workshop for photorealistic wildlife painters

    You fellow wildlife artists wont probably follow airbrushing scene, that is many times tought to be "crafty or illustrational" not proper art. If you are intrested in realism, maybe you should. The most honoured airbrush artist Dru Blair will do European workshop tour. You might be interrested...
  7. orniodesigns

    Buttonqueil sound recording

    I have forgot to send our report from last summer to here. Detailed story othervise but dont ask where the buttonqueils were! Here is recording (I was standing on field path 10m away of this bird) of female Small buttonqueil calling. Others that were 40m away from me could not hear it. Sound is...
  8. orniodesigns

    Shivers or goose bumps when seeing amazing art?

    Do you get physical vibes (shivers, goose bumps...) when you see magnificent art? Music affects many listeners, but what about paintings or sculptures?
  9. orniodesigns

    Does Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) still have leaves in Britain?

    This might be od guestion but: Does Bird Cherry trees have still leaves in Britain? I need few small dry leaves for artwork but all leaves are gone and rotten here in Finland. I am coming to Britain next week and now wondering if there is a change to find those leaves from there. If they still...
  10. orniodesigns

    18 000 geese!

    We joined Saturday EuroBird-Watch in Siikalahti (Finland). Same time we participated to a national Birding place -competition. The weather was perfect and southern wind stopped more and more geese to the fields and to the bay, only White-fronted Geese kept on migrating and we counted...
  11. orniodesigns

    Very late Green hawker

    Usually Green Hawkers fly here (Finland) from mid july to mid august. I was very surpriced to see one female still 7.9.. This species is speciality here and always nice to see.
  12. orniodesigns

    Ghost orchids

    This years Ghosts were smaller and less numerous than in good year. Seven flowering stems were found during one hour search. Location is in South East Finland.
  13. orniodesigns

    Detailed reports from Georgia, Turkey and Morocco

    Here you can read our newest trip reports from Morocco, Turkey and Georgia. There is lots of pictures and videos so loading can take some time Morocco Turkey Georgia
  14. orniodesigns

    Your experiences of art competitions?

    Since there is there is nowadays more and more art competitions where you as an artist have to pay (sometimes quite a summ of money) to enter, it is important to know witch competitions might be worth to participate. Of course winning or even getting to the show is unlikely, but still I would...
  15. orniodesigns

    Chlorotic Epipactis helleborine

    Epipactis helleborines without chlorophyl in full bloom. This year we have got lots of rain here in Finland, so fungus keeping these plants alive has been doing well.
  16. orniodesigns

    Birding in Sicily

    Detailed report here http://www.caligata.com/tripreports/en/sisilia-4-10-4-2012
  17. orniodesigns

    Azores X/2011 detailed report

    Here is detailed report from 2+ weeks tour to Azores. Report has lots of pictures and youtube videos so be patient when loading. Full story Most amazing bird was White tailled tropicbird that Janne found from Flores.
  18. orniodesigns

    Artificial Sand Martin clifs. What kind of is good?

    Do you have artificial Sand Marting clifs that have prooved to be good in long run. I would be very happy to get building instructions for these.
  19. orniodesigns

    Eastern Finland birding news

    Finding Finland birding information in English has been tricky. There is lots of trip reports, but mostly only from few locations. And these locations might not be the best one to visit! We hope that our blog and website would provide lots of information what is happening in Eastern Finland...
  20. orniodesigns

    Finland´s orchids

    Here is couple of pics from weekend. More pictures in blog. Malaxis monophyllos and chlorotic Epipactis helleborine. Best season starts in two weeks.
  21. orniodesigns

    Cuccoo´s bag = Lady´s slipper orchid

    I finaly managed to be in right place right time for Lady´s slipper orchid. Previous year I had allways been too late to get any pictures of these beautiful flowers. Our languane name means Cuccoo´s bag. Our Lady´s slipper is Calypso. More pictures...
  22. orniodesigns

    Cycling in South Karelia

    Strong rain front went over Finland last night. After rain birds are often active longer in the mornint and thats why I decided to go cycling. Air was very clean and bit misty after heavy early summer rain. My cycling trip was altogether 4 km long. Here are the some observations: Blyth's...
  23. orniodesigns

    Ringing agressive owls

    Here are some experiences we have got of attaching owls. Ural Owls are very protective for their young’s. Their main predators are Pine Martens and other mammals. These owls protect their young’s by attaching predator with their long claws and sometimes with beak too. Usually females attack more...
  24. orniodesigns

    Water rail and Moorhen

    Water rail and Moorhen. Video. We have had great opportunity to watch Moorhen and Water Rail during last days. Both species usyally hide very well in high reedbeds. Since there is not melted ice in reeds these birds have to walk along shores. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMJp8A4EXk
  25. orniodesigns

    Fake faces on birds

    Crested Tits seems to have fake face on back of their head. White area forms background for this face. Dark spots in back of the head make large eyes and tip of the crest is beak. Predtors will get impression of staring bird. Have you noticed this? Many owls have these too.
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