Linked to : Travel Photo Mondays #11
Tag: photography
Lighthouse in Oregon
Black currant
The Tall Ships Races
I spent an evening at The Tall Ships Races in Helsinki. Here are few photos from one of the – in my opinion most beautiful ship there
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Pike’s Public Market – Seattle
Flower bunch with piony
Under five year old Bald Eagle in B.C Canada
I took these pictures of the under five-year old Bald Eagle in B.C Canada. It was sitting on an electricity pole near the sea. Usually It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting, this time also…
The Bald Eagle is an opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops down and snatches from the water with its talons. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4 meters (13 ft) deep, 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) wide, and one metric ton (1.1 tons) in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
A bunch of Roses
Gastown, Vancouver
Gastown’s steam-powered clock.
Gastown is a national historic site in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Gastown’s most famous landmark is the steam-powered clock.
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Captures from my garden
Country road
Flowers from the nature – lilac
Flowers from the nature – yellow
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Suinonsalmi, Espoo
Kaitaanlahti, Espoo
Beautiful, sunny day at Kaitaanlahti Espoo.
värikollaasi #130
B&W – Round
Värikollaasi # 131
Värikollaasi 132
129 Värikollaasi
Which path should I follow…
Apple tree in bloom
Forest
Finland is Europe’s most heavily-forested country. Forests cover 23 million hectares or 74.2% of the land area.
There are about twenty indigenous tree species growing in Finland, the most common ones being pine (Pinus silvestris), spruce (Picea abies) and birch (Betula pendula and B. pubescens). Usually two or three tree species dominate a forest. Naturally pure pine stands are found in rocky terrain, on top of arid eskers and on pine swamps. Natural spruce stands are found on richer soil. Birch is commonly found as an admixture, but it can occasionally form pure birch stands
About half of the forest land area consists of mixed stands. Rarer species are found mostly as solitary trees. The south-western corner and the south coast of Finland are touched by a narrow zone growing oak, maple, ash and elm.
I’m participating in LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s Challenge is: The Forest!
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 