HANKO PENINSULA, FINLAND
Hanko Peninsula offers a flight photography feast on the most southerly spot in mainland Finland.
The tip of Hanko Peninsula is a nature reserve, and it is the location of the Hanko Bird Observatory. Hundreds of thousands of birds move south along the lines of Hanko Peninsula. Many species won’t start out to sea before they’ve reached the very tip of the narrow spit, which collects birds like a funnel, making this an excellent site for banding, observing, and photographing birds. In autumn this is the absolute best location for taking flight shots of migrating birds, excluding waders and seabirds. The tip draws masses of small birds, too, as they contemplate the task of crossing the water, so the trees ...
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