Markus Varesvuo / Small flock of Puffins (Fratercula arctica) perched on clastal ledge, one landing amongst the group, Norway, Scandinavia, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hitting the surface of the lake, whilst hunting for fish, Kangasala, Finland, Scandinavia, April. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) flying during heavy snowfall, Norway, Scandinavia, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) flying during snow fall, Norway, Scandinavia, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Greenfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on branch, feeding on snow covered berries, Vantaa Finland, Scandinavia, December.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) on snow covered ground, Tornio, Finland, Scandinavia, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) flying through woodlands, Raahe, Finland, Scandinavia, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) flying through woodlands, Tornio, Finland, Scandinavia, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) landing / hunting inthe snow, Tornio, Finland, Scandinavia, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) portrait sitting in snow, Tornio, Finland, Scandinavia, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Close-up of head and wing of White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) in flight, Sodankyls, Lokka, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) in flight, Norway, August

Markus Varesvuo / Stock Dove (Columba oenas) in flight, Helsinki, Finland, March

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) adult with two young chicks on water, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) on water, cleaning feathers, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Adult Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) on water with chick, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) portrait at edge of lake, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) taking off with fish, Vaala, Finland, June. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) flying low over snow covered ground, Tornio, Finland, March. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Head portrait of juvenile Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) drinking, Hungary, May. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Head portrait of juvenile Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Kuhmo, Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) perched at top of tree, Kuhmo, Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Male Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) perched on branch, Mustio, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in flight, from directly below, Norway, July. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight over snow covered ground, Tornio, Finland, March

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off into flight from ground, Tornio, Finland, March. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) hunting, Tornio, Finland, March

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight low over snow covered ground, Raahe, Finland, March

Markus Varesvuo / Small flock consisting of three male and one female Gadwall (Anas strepera) in flight, Hungary, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common Crane (Grus grus) displaying in snow, Kuusamo Finland, April (Some background added.)

Markus Varesvuo / Female Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) perched on very top of frost covered pine tree, Kuusamo, Finland, January

Markus Varesvuo / Male Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) perched on frost covered branches, Kuusamo, Finland, January

Markus Varesvuo / Female Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) perched in branches, Mustio, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Swallow (Hirundo rustica) flying low over water, Israel, March

Markus Varesvuo / Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) take off, Hungary

Markus Varesvuo / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythopus) foraging, with head submerged in water, Summer plumage Loviisa, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus) female in flight, Hanko, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) vocalising on post, Iceland

Markus Varesvuo / Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at nest site, Norway

Markus Varesvuo / Rough-legged Buzard (Buteo lagopus) flying over water, Porvoo Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Rock Martin (ptyonoprogne fuligula)in flight, Israel

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) adult with two young chicks, Vaala, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Razorbill (Alca torda) landing, Spring, Norway

Markus Varesvuo / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Spring, Norway

Markus Varesvuo / Marsh Harrier (Circus aeroginosus) male hunting, Porvoo Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male, flying low over water, Helsinki, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Marsh Harrier (Circus aeroginosus) male hunting, Porvoo Finland. Magic Moments book plate. Duplicate of 1179280

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) summer, Loviisa Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactylus) flying through snow, Norway, April. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Silhouette of Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) against full moon, Helsinki, Finland, December

Markus Varesvuo / Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) calling, Lokka, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) calling, Lokka, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Two Guillemots (Uria aalge) on cliff top, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) flock in flight over nesting colony on rocks, Norway, July 2008

Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) in flight over water, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) landing in colony, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) in flight, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) in flight, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Female Goosander (Mergus merganser) on water, Porvoo, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Female Goosander (Mergus mergus) on water with male in behind, Kuusamo, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) perched amongst juniper berries, Espoo, Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Sultanate of Oman, October. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Bearded tit / reedling (Panurus biarmicus) flying between reeds, Espoo, Finland. February. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male perched on frosty twigs, Kuusamo, Finland, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) hovering in flight, June, Iceland. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactylus) flying through snow, Norway, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Norway, April.

Markus Varesvuo / White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) male in tree, Kotka, Finland, January

Markus Varesvuo / White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) male in tree, Kotka, Finland, January

Markus Varesvuo / Two Common redpolls (Careduelis flammea) feeding, Liminka, Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Blue tit (Parus caereleus) perched in snow, Kotka, Finland, January

Markus Varesvuo / Bearded reedling / tit (Panurus biarmicus) female feeding in reeds, Espoo, Finland, March

Markus Varesvuo / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in surf, Hanko, Finland, September. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight over water, Hanko, Finland, September

Markus Varesvuo / Alpine choughs (Pyrrhocorax graculus) flying over snow covered mountain with tracks from snow boarders in the snow, Morocco, February 2009

Markus Varesvuo / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) roosting, reflected in water, Liminka, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) migrating flock in flight over coast, Hanko, Finland, November 2008

Markus Varesvuo / Magpie (Pica pica) perched in tree 'doing the splits', Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Knot (Calidris canutus) flock on shoreline, Hanko, Finland, September

Markus Varesvuo / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying over Icelandic ponies, Iceland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black kite (Milvus migrans) flying near to wind turbine, Tarifa, Spain, September 2008

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight on migration, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September, digitally enhanced

Markus Varesvuo / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) pair on ground, Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight near wind turbines, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on wires, Helsinki, Finland, September

Markus Varesvuo / Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) portrait in snow, Kuusamo, Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight, soaring on thermals, Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched, Heinola, Finland, November

Markus Varesvuo / Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) head portrait after bathing, Hungary, May

Markus Varesvuo / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Two Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched at water, Hungary, May

Markus Varesvuo / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) five in flight, Spain, December