Jorma Luhta / Common cranes {Grus grus} pair displaying, Northern Finland, September

Jorma Luhta / Peregrine Falcon {Falco peregrinus} feeding on carcas of Goldeneye duck, april, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Two Red squirrels {Sciurus vulgaris} on tree trunk, one going up, one coming down, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Common crane chick {Grus grus} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Siberian jay flying up to branch {Perisoreus infaustus} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Lapland, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Capercaillie male displaying to hen {Tetrao urogallus} Lapland, Finland, Europe

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky, northern Finland, March

Jorma Luhta / Cross country skier and aurora borealis colours in night sky, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Moving belt of aurora borealis colours in night sky. Lapland, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in midnight sky, northern Finland, April

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis corona colours in night sky, Lapland, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky showing corona, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis bow prior to storm. Northern Finland, winter 2002

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis bow indicating approaching borealis storm. Northern Finland, winter 2002

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis storm colours in night sky, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis storm colours in night sky, northern Finland, February 2002, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky over lake, northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky over lake, northern Finland (nr Arctic circle), October 2002. Auroras also occur in the southern hemisphere where they are know as Aurora australis.

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky over lake, northern Finland, October 2002

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis lights in night sky and full moon. Northern Finland, January, winter 2002

Jorma Luhta / Person watching Aurora borealis colours in night sky, northern Finland, winter

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours, moon and Jupiter in night sky, northern Finland, winter 2002

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis bow in moonlit night sky, northern Finland, January, winter 2002

Jorma Luhta / Green aurora borealis colours in night sky, Lapland, northern Finland, winter. Greeen is the most commonly seen colour in Auroras.

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis storm showing blue corona in night sky, northern Finland.

Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis colours in night sky, northern Finland, September 2001. Red corona at beginning of storm

Jorma Luhta / Reed bunting {Emberiza schoeniclus} perched, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Whooper swans {Cygnus cygnus} on lake, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Chickweed wintergreen {Trientalis europaea} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Peregrine falcon {Falco peregrinus} flying from perch in tree, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Red-throated-diver {Gavia stellata} in flight, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Eagle owl {Bubo bubo} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Purple saxifrage {Saxifraga oppositifolia} flowers, Lapland, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Bright moonlight night with trees laden with snow, Northern Finland 2006

Jorma Luhta / River with frost, snow and ice and Dipper {Cinclus cinclus} North Finland 2005

Jorma Luhta / 'The hotel of a thousand stars', Night camp for hiker in Lapland, Finland with green aurora glow in the background.

Jorma Luhta / Bothnia Bay with frozen sea water, November 2007, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Goldeneye {Bucephala clangula} male displaying to female, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis, August night, North Finland 2006

Jorma Luhta / Hawk owl {Surnia ulula}, northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Winter landscape with lake, snow and mist, February, Northern Finland 2007

Jorma Luhta / Whooper swan {Cygnus cygnus} stretching wings, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Red-throated-diver {Gavia stellata} in flight over water in fog, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Wren {Troglodytes troglodytes} singing, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Chickweed wintergreen {Trientalis europaea} Finland

Jorma Luhta / White tailed sea eagles {Haliaeetus albicilla} landing and on rock in water, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Blue tit {Parus caeruleus} on tree trunk, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Common cranes {Grus grus} flock landing on swamp, Northern Finland, September

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis, moonshine night, Finland 2007

Jorma Luhta / Common teal {Anas crecca} male on water, Finland

Jorma Luhta / First rays of sun on snow laden branches in february, Northern Finland, 2007

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis with Aurora arch viewed over the sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Taiga landscape on summer night, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Hawk owl {Surnia ulula} perched in dead tree, northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Noctilucent clouds and Northern lights, Aurora borealis, Pudasjärvi, Northern Finland, August 2003

Jorma Luhta / Looking up through the trees at the night sky with stars, september, Finland

Jorma Luhta / River with frost, snow and ice and Dipper {Cinclus cinclus} North Finland 2005

Jorma Luhta / Peregrine falcon {Falco peregrinus} landing on vegetation, Aapamire, northern Finland 2006

Jorma Luhta / Red-throated-diver {Gavia stellata} calling on water, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Redshank {Tringa totanus} calling in flight, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Dipper {Cinclus cinclus} flying over water, February, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis, aurora arch and moonshine, North Finland 2007

Jorma Luhta / Forest fire, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Hen harrier {Circus cyaneus} male in flight, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Whooper swan {Cygnus cygnus} tries to overwinter in the arctic, February, Finland 2007

Jorma Luhta / Common cranes {Grus grus} flock flying over woodland, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Bean goose {Anser fabalis} somersault while washing back, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Tufted duck {Aythya fuligala} female, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Looking up through trees lit up by an evening camp fire, Lapland, Finland, September 2006

Jorma Luhta / Common crane {Grus grus} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis, over Bothnian Bay, Finland 2008

Jorma Luhta / Peregrine falcon {Falco peregrinus} flying, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Whooper swan {Cygnus cygnus} head and neck profile, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Common Treecreeper {Certhia familiaris} singing, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis, 180 degree Aurora arch in moonshine, North Finland 2007

Jorma Luhta / Red-throated-diver {Gavia stellata} in flight, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Hen harrier {Circus cyaneus} female in flight, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Woodcock {Scolopax rusticola} perched in tree, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Full moon at Lunar eclipse, March 2007, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Peregrine falcon perched in tree, midnight sun, August, North Finland 2005

Jorma Luhta / Common cranes {Grus grus} pair mating, Northern Finland, spring

Jorma Luhta / Bean geese {Anser fabalis} about to land, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Tufted duck {Aythya fuligala} male preening, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Dipper {Cinclus cinclus} Finland

Jorma Luhta / Northern lights, Aurora borealis, Lapland, Finland 2004

Jorma Luhta / Reed bunting {Emberiza schoeniclus} perched on grasses, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Bothnia Bay with frozen sea water, November 2007, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Red-throated-divers {Gavia stellata} pair on water, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Peregrine falcon {Falco peregrinus} perched, Northern Finland

Jorma Luhta / Rock Ptarmigan {Lagopus mutus} perched on rock, Lapland, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Willow grouse {Lagopus lagopus} male flying over snow and ice, Northern Norway

Jorma Luhta / Red-throated-diver {Gavia stellata} flying over water with fish in beak, Finland

Jorma Luhta / Bean goose {Anser fabalis} somersault while washing back, Finland