Bears in Finland April 2017
I headed to the Wild Brown Bear centre in northern Finland over Easter to try and photograph the bears just after they emerged from hibernation. Unfortunately, the cold (minus 12C at times) and the frequent heavy snow showers meant not many bears had emerged and that those that had were still very timid and only came out at night. However, and even though they are very rare (about 150 in the whole of Finland) wolverines put in a regular appearance and came as close as 15 metres on my final night (which, incidentally, was also my birthday!).
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Almost completely dark, and then I hear a bear outside my hide.
Cameras can't really see in the dark, but my D810 tried its best. This is the result!
Almost 11pm and nearly pitch dark outside. I heard a series of crunches, as something big walked across the frozen snow outside my hide. Whatever it was, it was wheezing and snuffling as it walked along. I peered into the gloom and saw a large bush that hadn't been there in the daylight. The bush began to move and slowly resolved into the shape of a very large bear. Cameras can't see in the dark, but my D810 has tried its hardest here!
