Tag Archives: outdoors

To Kayak or not to Kayak

I like to be at the lake with a rowing boat or a canoe. Now I am wondering, should I also get a kayak for solo trips? Is there a model suitable both for lakes and rivers? Is it possible to fish from a kayak? Do I have time to go kayaking at all?  And […]

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First Save the Frogs Day

Today 28th April 2009 is the first annual Save the Frogs Day. Amphibians are the most threatened group of animals. About 1/3 of the world’s 6,317 species are on the brink of extinction.
Visit Save the Frogs site for more information.
The cartoon above illustrates graphically the differences of the breeding calls between Common Frog (Rana […]

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Winter vacation!

It is a skiing holiday season and at least here in Finland we have a real winter with snow and freeze for a change. To celebrate the chilly season I uploaded some winter vacation net cards.

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Valentine from Wilderness!

In winter living is hard for Siberian Jays in Finnish Lapland. They have learnt to keep an eye on feeding big mammals in order to get some leftovers.

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Skiing off trails in Kainuu

Skiing in  Kainuu Hills after New Year party with good friends and good old over 10 feet long forests skiis. We went off-trails in unbroken snow. Or not totally unbroken, some animals had been off trail too. Here a lynx has followed footprints of a hare.

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