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Hyvää Uutta Vuotta 2012

Rose 2.1.2012, Tornio.

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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012

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Laulujoutsenet

Whooper Swans ( Cygnus cygnus ) 16.11.2011, Tornio.

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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2011

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Olympialaiset

Olympic Games 31.10.2011,Lammaskoski, Ruottala, Tornio.

Got a call some weeks ago that there was a crane that couldn`t fly in one field. Today it was in a good place at least to try to get it caught. Sneaked through forest to a good place. We had a plan to drive it towards me so I could caught it without running. Unfortunately it noticed me too early.

Adult crane, even with wing broken, is really fast runner - faster than Usain Bolt in a wet field with rubberboots on - I`m sure. Luckily I did have Sylvi with me. It reached crane after 150 meters quite easily and jumped around crane until I did get there - all broken & tired & heart pounding in my head:).

We packed crane to a cardboard box and sended it with a bus to Ranua Zoo where they willingly take care of injured animals.

www.ranuazoo.com/English/Summer/Front_page.iw3

Thanks to Hannu for taking the pics.

BTW My friend Petri succeeded to attach satellite transmitters to cranes that flew to East-Africa. And that was not coincidence. Professional, I`d say. And new knowledge...As a child I`ve read that Finnish cranes spend their winter in Egypt and in East-Africa but there has not been this much proof for that.:
www.satelliittikurjet.fi/ruvas/ruvas_2011_gmap_engl.html
and
www.satelliittikurjet.fi/outo/outo_2011_gmap_engl.html

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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