This bear, while searching for food in the swamp, took a nice seat. That resulted in this beautiful portrait.
This bear lives in National Park Oulanka about 4 kilometres from the Russian border. This bear passed by during a night I spent in an observation hut in Finland.
What is special about this bear are the scars that are easily visible. The bear got these scars from fights with other bears. The age of this bear is estimated to be around 15 years.
The day this picture was taken was a day with a lot of rain. This makes for beautiful deep colours. The green makes a nice contrast with the bear's dark brown fur.
As a photographer, I have a passion for photographing animals and nature. I love to take beautiful close-up and macro photos of flowers, plants, mushrooms and other beautiful things that nature has to offer. In addition, I really enjoy photographing animals. Especially photographing wildlife, such.. Read more…