Semsvannet

Tourist attraction in Norway Asker

SKAUGUM is an estate, manor house and the official residence of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The estate is located in Asker municipality, 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Oslo, by the foot of the mountain SKAUGUMSÅSEN.
SEMSVANNET is a lake in Asker municipality in Akershus county, The lake is situated close to, for the Norwegians, famous places.

Around lake Semsvannet, Norway April 2012

I missed the Norwegian Herpetological Association's field herping excursions in 2010 and 2011, unfortunately, but last year I was back with the gang. :-) In 2012 our destination was lake Semsvannet in Asker municipality in Akershus county west of Oslo. I have a bunch of videos to upload from this event - this first one just shows the nature and scenery around the lake. The weather was lovely so I got some good shots. :-) There will be a number of animal videos coming up over the next few days. :-)

Seems like there was something wrong with my camera when I filmed the very first snippet in this video. Please keep watching though, that flickering is only right at the beginning. :-)

NHF field herping expedition 2007

NHF is the Norwegian Herpetological Association. :-) Every year, in the spring, we go on a field herping expedition. This is a short video I've made from our excursion in 2007. There are several animals of several different species in the video - common European adder, Vipera berus; European grass snake, Natrix natrix; slow-worm, Anguis fragilis; common European brown frog, Rana temporaria. The location was lake Semsvannet in Asker municipality west of Oslo.