Pal Hermansen / Birch tree (Betula sp) growing up through old rusting car at night. Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, July. Winner of the Portfolio category in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Pal Hermansen / Wood ants (Formica rufa) with larvae on rusty car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Snow falling in Bastnas car graveyard Varmland, Sweden, December. Winner of the Portfolio category in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) with grub prey on the dashboard of an abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) feeding chicks at nest in old abandoned car, in a 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest with eggs in motor of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, May

Pal Hermansen / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) feeding young on steering wheel of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) feeding young on steering wheel of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) chasing away and Black tit (Periparus ater) in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Interior of old abandoned car, with nettles growing inside and a smashed windscreen, Varmland, Sweden

Staffan Widstrand / Man aiming gun at Moose {Alces alces} moose hunting The National Ritual Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Water lilies in lake at sunset, Varmland, Sweden.

Pal Hermansen / Geometric patterns of grass and snow, Varmland, Sweden, February.

Pal Hermansen / Geometric patterns of grass and snow, Varmland, Sweden, February.

Pal Hermansen / Geometric patterns of grass and snow, Varmland, Sweden, February.

Pal Hermansen / Geometric patterns of grass and snow, Varmland, Sweden, February.

Pal Hermansen / Rusting car overgrown with plants, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Rusting cars surrounded with nettles (Urtica sp) Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Old abandoned car under fallen branches, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Old car with plants growing on it, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Interior of old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Old rusting car under fallen trees at night. Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Birch tree (Betula sp) growing up through old rusting car at night. Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Butterfly (Lycaenidae) in front of old rusting car in Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) in front of old rusting car in Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) in front of old rusting car in Bastnas car graveyard, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Lichen growing on rusting car bonnet, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Old rusting cars in 'car graveyard' at night, Bastnas, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Old rusting car with plants growing inside, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) fledgling on old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Interior of old car at night with plants growing inside, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) fledgling on old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) female on nest near engine of old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Rusting cars overgrown with plants, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest with eggs in old car in 'car graveyard', Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest with eggs near engine of old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) fledgling in old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest with eggs in old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, June.

Pal Hermansen / Birch (Betula sp) seeds caught in spider web, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) fledgling on floor of old car, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Birch (Betula sp) seeds caught in spider web, Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, July.

Pal Hermansen / Snow falling in Bastnas car graveyard Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Snow covered cars in Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Snow falling in Bastnas car graveyard Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Snow falling in Bastnas car graveyard Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Snow falling in Bastnas car graveyard Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Snow covered cars in in Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Snow covered cars in Bastnas car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December.

Pal Hermansen / Steering wheel of abandoned car in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Tree growing through abandoned car in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Reed warbler (Acrocepahlus scirpaceus) singing from reed, Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Dawn light shining over abandoned cars in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Frost covered abandoned car in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Moss covering abandoned car in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Light shining through the frost covered rear window of abandoned car, Car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Trees and abandoned cars at dawn, car graveyard Varmland, Sweden, December 2012.

Pal Hermansen / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) feeding chicks at nest in abandoned Opel car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) at nest in abandoned Opel car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) nesting in an old abandoned Opel car in a 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Abandoned rusty car in 'car graveyard' acting as a greenhouse with plants growing inside, Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Abandoned rusty car in 'car graveyard' acting as a greenhouse with plants growing inside, Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) nesting in abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Blue tit (Cynasites caeruleus) landing at nest in old car, in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) on the bonnet of a rusty old car, Varmland, Sweden, February

Pal Hermansen / Lichen-covered steering wheel, in old abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Common frog (Rana temporalia) inside abandoned Volkswagen in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, May

Pal Hermansen / Common frog (Rana temporalia) inside abandoned Volkswagen in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, May

Pal Hermansen / Ferns growing between abandoned cars, in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Buttercups (Ranunculus sp) flowering amongst abandoned cars, in 'car graveyard', Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) feeding young on steering wheel of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Young wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) silhouette, inside an old abandoned Volkswagen car, Varmland, Sweden, July

Bengt Lundberg / Juvenile Tawny owl {Strix aluco} in garden, Varmland, Sweden

Bengt Lundberg / Peaceful winter river landscape, Immalven, Varmland, Sweden

Bengt Lundberg / Mist above broadleaf woodlands surrounding shoreline of Lake Rotnen, Varmland, Sweden

Bengt Lundberg / Leisure canoe and raft making their way down river, Varmland, Sweden

Bengt Lundberg / Birch tree in autumn foliage on edge of Lake Rotnen, Varmland, Sweden

Bengt Lundberg / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) on nest in solitary pine tree beside lake, Varmland, Sweden

Staffan Widstrand / Moose hunter, Gunnar Johansson, with his gun dog, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Moose hunters, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Moose twin calves {Alces alces} Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Moose hunter with gun, Bjrn Johansson, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Hunters with dead Moose {Alces alces} Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Moose hunter with gun, Bjrn Johansson, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Child running on the beach, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Timber rafting ecotourism, River Klaralven, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Common Raven {Corvus corax} Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Timber rafting ecotourism, River Klaralven, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Timber rafting trip ecotourism, River Klaralven, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Year-old Grey wolf droppings, white from calcium content, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Long-eared Owl portait {Asio otus} Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Hunter with guns for Moose hunting Varmland, Sweden

Staffan Widstrand / Photographer Staffan Widstrand in his wolf watching hide, Varmland, Sweden

Staffan Widstrand / European grey wolf footprints in snow {Canis lupus} Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Canoeing, Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Common Ravens {Corvus corax} Varmland, Sweden.

Staffan Widstrand / Canoeing, Varmland, Sweden.