Brown Bears in Finland Aug-Sep 2017

Yogi

Ready for my close-up now.

Yogi

Putin

There is a bear hiding in this picture.

Putin

This is the black brown bear that we saw in the first few days. We nicknamed him Putin.

Marshy ground

Brown bear vs seagull

The eternal battle.

I'll get you!

This looks like a man in a bear costume! It is a real bear - honest!

A very tall bear

I didn't go and measure him, but I would estimate this bear was about 8ft tall when he stood on his hind legs.

Backlit against the rocks

I didn't go and measure him, but I would estimate this bear was about 8ft tall when he stood on his hind legs.

Brutus

Master of concealment

Can you spot a bear hiding somewhere in this picture?

Bear

Same bear

Crow vs sparrowhawk

She keeps trying!

Sparrowhawk in the rain

Fortunately, wildlife still comes out in the rain.

Female sparrowhawk

sparrowhawk, hooded crow, Finland

Sparrowhawk and hooded crow

This female sparrowhawk spends most evenings in aerial combat with hooded crows. So far, we have not seen her catch any!

Wide angle view - remote camera

I used my Sony A6000 on a low tripod with the kit zoom lens. It stayed out all night in the rain - fortunately in a plastic cover. The Sony can be controlled from your phone via the PlayMemories app - all functions (including the zoom) can be controlled in this way and the picture appears on your phone just after shutter release.

Very inquisitive!

I used my Sony A6000 on a low tripod with the kit zoom lens. It stayed out all night in the rain - fortunately in a plastic cover. The Sony can be controlled from your phone via the PlayMemories app - all functions (including the zoom) can be controlled in this way and the picture appears on your phone just after shutter release.

Walking round the lake

Brutus

Yogi - Very close to the hide!

From hide 23

Wolverine

About the size of a badger, and looking a bit like a large Pine Marten, this is the strange and elusive Wolverine. They are members of the weasle family. There are only about 150 of these animals in the whole of Finland.

Wolverine

About the size of a badger, and looking a bit like a large Pine Marten, this is the strange and elusive Wolverine. They are members of the weasle family. There are only about 150 of these animals in the whole of Finland.

Wolverine

About the size of a badger, and looking a bit like a large Pine Marten, this is the strange and elusive Wolverine. They are members of the weasle family. There are only about 150 of these animals in the whole of Finland.