Ossi Saarinen

Ive been chasing some photogenic fogs in the past weeks and some nights have turned out quite nice. Animals not always (read: rarely) where I wished them to be but even a little bit of fog makes almost any wildlife shot more interesting than it would be without any fog. Heres some moose and white...

Just dropping some moose facts in case anyone is in urgent need of some moose facts. Youre welcome.

Lynx waiting at the edge of the forest for the Sun to go down and the deer hunt to begin And since social media is full of pictures of captive Eurasian lynxes being published as if they were wild Id like to make clear that this lynx (and other animals on my account) is 100% wild and free.

Moments in the life of a young long-eared owl

In forest youre never alone. You might not see many animals but many animals will see you. Or if not see, at least hear or smell. The senses of human body are really weak compared to what many wild creatures out there have. We humans might be the most intelligent species (even though it doesnt a...

Just a red squirrel doing some scratching work

From last night. Moose are relatively easy to photograph if you know the good spots but getting something new and different on your memory card is not that simple. Im still waiting for my dream shot of this majestic animal. Actually Im not sure what my dream moose shot would look like. I guess Il...

One of my most favorite pictures ever. I didnt get shots like this even in my wildest lynx dreams well, it did happen and here it is. From my 11th encounter with the wild Eurasian lynx. #ilves #lynx #wildlife #animals #animal #nature #wild #finland #wildlifephotography #lynxlynx

Goose chick from behind. Not much else to say about this picture except that its a goose chick from behind. To be 100% clear Id like to inform you one more time that this is a goose chick from behind. Some might say its not a goose chick from behind but Im certain that its a goose chick from behi...

Happy International Lynx Day! Every day is a good day to celebrate the existence of this fabulous animal but apparently theres an official day for it so here we go.Im repeating myself again but this animal is very special to me. I had always dreamed of seeing one in the wild and in 2020 I got luc...

Eurasian lynx carefully hiding its prey from other predators and scavengers Filmed from a proper distance after getting familiar with the individual and making sure its not disturbed by my presence. #lynx #ilves #nature #wildlife #animals #animal #finland #wild #wildlifephotography #lynxlynx

I spent a few days in the Eastern Finland searching for bears with @mikko.hahl - a similar trip I did back in 2020 - just this time only three nights. We managed to find three or four different bear individuals. The encounters happened at the middle of the night and the bears were quite far away ...