{"id":6501,"date":"2023-10-01T16:17:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/?p=6501"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:17:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:17:58","slug":"finland-the-land-of-thousand-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/finland-the-land-of-thousand-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland &#8211; the land of thousand bears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The winged slogan speaks of Finland as the Land of a Thousand Lakes. After completing the one-hour flight from Helsinki to Kajaani, I would add that it is also the land of a thousand islands. And after the experience of visiting the Bear Center, about a kilometer from the Finnish-Russian border, one more label should be added &#8211; the land of a thousand bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-ac02858602a8e8af095d045e8df7fdaa jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1407tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2000, 21.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1407tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1036\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2000, 21.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig2\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-d7d0349dc672795b8cab433c463961f7 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig2-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1480tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 3200, 21.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1480tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1030\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 3200, 21.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are trips that the photographer looks forward to long in advance. He can&#8217;t wait and is carefully preparing to visit the dream place. I became a participant in the trip to Finland rather by accident. Photographing bears didn&#8217;t appeal to me at all. After all, I prefer to photograph birds, I find them more action-oriented and prettier. I agreed to participate mainly because I will spend a few days again in the company of nice people and get to know a new country again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig3\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-d640166d5f91e2a5b0b32af4b2eabfea jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig3-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3925croptit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1000, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3925croptit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"991\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1000, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig4\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-3a9c569081745e18a289ae9f0fa250ab jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig4-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2734tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/1250s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1000, 22.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2734tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/1250s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1000, 22.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We already found out at the airport that we will not be alone with the bears from the Czech Republic. The famous Czech nature photographer Ond\u0159ej Prosick\u00fd and eight other clients headed to the same place as our four-person photography group. They were all pleasant people and we were happy to meet new adepts in the field of wildlife photography. The accommodation was a little spartan, a room with windows that couldn&#8217;t be opened. One shower for a total of about thirty visitors to the center and two toilets did not offer much luxury. But that didn&#8217;t bother us. We were troubled by the fact that most of the places from where we could take pictures of the bears were already pre-booked together with the accommodation. Unfortunately, we didn&#8217;t know that, so we were relegated to the places that were left for us. But as it turned out, we were lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig5\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-d0074d97be82ab0aa28fbe2916df531e jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig5-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2389tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 17-40\/4 L USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/80s, Av: 11, ISO 400, 22.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2389tit.jpg\" alt=\"Finnish province is called Kainuu\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Finnish province is called Kainuu<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 17-40\/4 L USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/80s, Av: 11, ISO 400, 22.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig6\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-443d70c9ada31814b7d97b8221bb3392 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig6-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A0211tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 800, 21.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A0211tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 800, 21.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Finnish province is called Kainuu and is one of Finland&#8217;s 19 provinces. It is located in the eastern part of the state near the state border with Russia. It borders the provinces of North Savo, North Karelia and North Pohjanmaa. The administrative center is the city of Kajaani. The highest point of the entire region is the Iso Tuomivaara hill with an altitude of 387 m above sea level. Like other Finnish provinces, Kainuu has its own symbols from the bird kingdom, flora, animals, and fish. They are the Siberian jay, the heather and the European smelt, which is a type of fish that, like salmon, lives in the sea but breeds in rivers. But I would probably vote for the bear as the symbolic animal for this province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig7\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-d5e5f3f9e21701c5114f26e38f81ee0c jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig7-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3172tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 17-40\/4 L USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/80s, Av: 11, ISO 400, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3172tit.jpg\" alt=\"Finnish province is called Kainuu\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Finnish province is called Kainuu<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 17-40\/4 L USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/80s, Av: 11, ISO 400, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig8\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-aed244fd336bc3362e1f3fa7326d5091 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig8-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4658tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 3200, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4658tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1030\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 3200, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About seventy kilometers from the airport in Kajaani to the Bear center, it leads to the east, where you will not find any larger settlements. Only a grouping of several homesteads. On a super-quality road, the path runs very pleasantly through a slightly undulating wooded landscape that is not dull at all. There is still something to look at. Another lake around every bend in the road, a flock of crows by the side of the road, stepping on the brakes for a running Mountain hare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig9\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-4073cc5424a5aaff42f7ba066fecf513 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig9-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4528tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4528tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1030\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig10\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-ab09da756a941609fd8c7f67cfcd4fe4 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig10-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4546tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4546tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1020\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bears must be hunted at night. If we want to see them at all, we have to be very quiet. Although we hear many horrifying stories from different parts of the world about how a bear attacked a person, local bears always choose to run away when they encounter a person. Therefore, every observer and photographer must be very disciplined, neither to himself nor to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig11\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-04d04054e6a693936a7fe1a3713ef753 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig11-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4404tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1600, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4404tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1031\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1600, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig12\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-3fdcbdac2d52a8052819f6d30625af41 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig12-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4220tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1600, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A4220tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/400s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1600, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conditions for photography are rarely ideal. Bears appear around the lakes almost exclusively at dusk. If you add an overcast sky and steady rain to twilight, you really don&#8217;t get any light. Therefore, perhaps all images had to be exposed at high ISO values and for relatively short times. Photos of wet, rain-soaked bears would certainly be interesting. The problem was that even bears don&#8217;t want to walk too much in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig13\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-f39210a9034d53cb8e5f68f9d615da26 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig13-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1321tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2000, 21.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1321tit.jpg\" alt=\"Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)\" width=\"1030\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Brown bear \/ medv\u011bd hn\u011bd\u00fd (Ursus arctos)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/320s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2000, 21.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig14\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-250d4798b3a4890d2fff41f927f3a836 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig14-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A0160tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 21.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A0160tit.jpg\" alt=\"Hooded crows \/ vr\u00e1na \u0161ed\u00e1 (Corvus cornix)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Hooded crows \/ vr\u00e1na \u0161ed\u00e1 (Corvus cornix)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 21.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig15\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-17a940575185da8e06b1b9bb2e215485 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig15-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A0135tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 21.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A0135tit.jpg\" alt=\"Crested tit \/ s\u00fdkora paruk\u00e1\u0159ka (Lophophanes cristatus)\" width=\"1017\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Crested tit \/ s\u00fdkora paruk\u00e1\u0159ka (Lophophanes cristatus)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/640s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 21.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regime of spending the night in the shelters from early afternoon to morning made it possible to photograph other inhabitants of Finnish nature during the day. During the existence of the bear center, most of the local feathered animals got used to the presence of people. Therefore, it was not a big problem to take a picture of the Great tit (Parus major), the Willow tit (Poecile montanus borealis), the Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus), the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) or the Great-spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). The faithful guides of the bears were primarily Hooded crows (Corvus cornix) and their larger cousin the Ravens (Corvus corax). We also observed a typical representative of the Nordic avifauna, the Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus). But it was not possible to photograph them. Like the Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis). While waiting for the bears in the early evening, the Ural owl (Strix uralensis) also called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig16\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-6f1652a84a18af9631a3c047ff45cd6c jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig16-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2272tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 800, 22.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2272tit.jpg\" alt=\"Great tit \/s\u00fdkora ko\u0148adra (Parus major)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Great tit \/s\u00fdkora ko\u0148adra (Parus major)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 800, 22.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig17\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-a0ce9090690751221de85e6d4da44ccb jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig17-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3077tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/250s, Av: 2,8, ISO 4000, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3077tit.jpg\" alt=\"Great-spotted woodpecker \/ strakapoud velk\u00fd (Dendrocopos major)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Great-spotted woodpecker \/ strakapoud velk\u00fd (Dendrocopos major)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/250s, Av: 2,8, ISO 4000, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig18\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-e7c4c2e0ed768db9b8753cf564689550 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig18-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1860tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1250, 22.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A1860tit.jpg\" alt=\"Chaffinch \/ p\u011bnkava obecn\u00e1 (Fringilla coelebs)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Chaffinch \/ p\u011bnkava obecn\u00e1 (Fringilla coelebs)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 1250, 22.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;monkeys&#8221; of the European forests &#8211; common squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) &#8211; were regular visitors to the area around the Bear Center. It was enough to sprinkle a little oatmeal on a stump and there was no shortage of rusty models. My only dream on the way to Finland was very daring. See the Siberian wolverine (Gulo gulo). It really came true for me in the end. Early one morning, almost in the dark, a young specimen came to look at us for a few seconds. At least I took a documentary photo.<br><div id=\"jig19\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-ee50e41158e4a274ff8e2c050732395a jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig19-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3695tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3695tit.jpg\" alt=\"Red squirrel \/ veverka obecn\u00e1 (Sciurus vulgaris)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red squirrel \/ veverka obecn\u00e1 (Sciurus vulgaris)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig20\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-8875d38b16ef6c1536a82d8b039e836b jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig20-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2936tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/100s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A2936tit.jpg\" alt=\"Siberian wolverin \/ rosom\u00e1k sibi\u0159sk\u00fd (Gulo gulo)\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Siberian wolverin \/ rosom\u00e1k sibi\u0159sk\u00fd (Gulo gulo)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/100s, Av: 2,8, ISO 2500, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although bears are not my photographic priority, I have to conclude that the trip was extraordinary. The magic of Nordic nature, endless forests, countless lakes and the immediate proximity of Europe&#8217;s biggest beasts. All this together created an unforgettable cocktail of experiences that will not be forgotten. We are already planning another visit in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div id=\"jig21\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-376f96a15d7d882ed2bae50a31659ca0 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig21-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3856tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 800, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3856tit.jpg\" alt=\"Ravens \/ krkavec velk\u00fd (Corvus corax)\" width=\"1041\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Ravens \/ krkavec velk\u00fd (Corvus corax)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/1000s, Av: 2,8, ISO 800, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><br><div id=\"jig22\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-59caecb2fa785102f2e4f2dae35b6dc8 jig-preset-c3 jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig22-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3811tit.jpg\" title=\"Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 23.9.2023.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/wp-content\/gallery\/finland\/B12A3811tit.jpg\" alt=\"Hooded crows \/ vr\u00e1na \u0161ed\u00e1 (Corvus cornix)\" width=\"1048\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Hooded crows \/ vr\u00e1na \u0161ed\u00e1 (Corvus cornix)<br\/>Canon EOS R5, Canon EF 300\/2,8 L IS USM,  tripod : yes, flash : no, Tv: 1\/500s, Av: 2,8, ISO 400, 23.9.2023.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6502,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6501\/revisions\/6502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geoicon.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}