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j.savilaThis is an American mink, a harmful invasive species in Finland. It preys on the eggs of many water birds, which haven’t naturally evolved defenses against such a predator in the Finnish archipelago. To control its population, mink hunting is actively encouraged. I took this photo in the Turku archipelago a couple of years ago. The mink was playing on the ice, rolling in the snow, climbing on the rocks, and diving into a hole it had made in the ice. Despite being an invasive species, it’s undeniably an adorable animal. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WildlifePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NaturePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AmericanMink?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmericanMink</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mink?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mink</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Finland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Finland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BalticSea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BalticSea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ArchipelagoSea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArchipelagoSea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TurkuArchipelago?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TurkuArchipelago</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Suomi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Suomi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Itämeri?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Itämeri</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Saaristomeri?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saaristomeri</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TurunSaaristo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TurunSaaristo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Luontokuvaus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Luontokuvaus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Valokuvaus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Valokuvaus</a>

Jon SparksContinuing to share favourite images from my 30+ year photographic career. Now moving on to Finland, another country that’s been important to me (10 visits, 4 editions of Thomas Cook guidebook, lots of great memories). This is from my first ‘professional’ visit and it’s my partner cycling the Turku Archipelago circuit. <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Finland</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bike</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TurkuArchipelago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TurkuArchipelago</a>

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