Jack’s Walk

Jack and I visited the park this morning and this Canada goose followed us around for a bit. I think he was looking for a handout, but visitors are not allowed to feed the birds. They have a keeper who comes every morning to feed them a proper avian diet. We kept a respectful distance anyway because these birds are big and often aggressive, especially during nesting season which should start soon.

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

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O Is For Omaisuus.

Omaisuus.

Omaisuus is Finnish for property. The juvenile gulls are fighting fiercely over the ownership of a fish (looks like a perch). The adult gull is looking over from the side. At times the adult joined the melee and in the end when the fight moved to dry land, the adult managed to pick up the fish from the ground and fly away. Sadly, I couldn’t get good shots of all the the three in fight or the adult flying away.

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N Is For Näkyvyys.

Näkyvyys.

Näkyvyys is Finnish for visibility. In this sightseeing cruise (in May 2016) in the Helsinki Archipelago the visibility was OK. The freighter in the horizon was probably coming from the Port of Helsinki in Vuosaari or from some other Gulf of Finland port east of Helsinki.

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