Our baby rooster perches on the highest branches at night. If I didn’t know better, I would think he could fly. In nature, chickens are safer up in the trees at night and underneath ground cover during the day. This protects them against night predators like foxes and day predators like hawks. We’ve learnt that [...]
Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
‘Rur’ is the Norwegian word for barnacles, which are related to crabs and lobsters. These little fellas have a very interesting life. Their backs are attached to a rock (or a ship), they can’t leave their shell and the only way they can eat is to filter the water for plankton. This makes it very [...]
Reindeer is synonymous with Sami culture and life but the Norsemen have certainly cottoned onto the goodness of reindeer cuisine. This rustic meal is perfect for cold Winter nights and packs you with energy for the next day of playing in the snow.
Reindeer herding is more than just an occupation, it is a way of life and an integral part of the Sami culture and identity.
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
Picture from FacebookCurling is one of the more obscure events in the Winter Olympics, but is still one of the many events where Norwegians seem to excel.
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Norway enters the Christmas season early.
Aursfjord is a branch of Malangen Fjord in Balsfjord.