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The house in the woods

Kai FagerströmWildlife Photojournalist Story Award
Sunset
Yellow-necked mouse wakes
Raccoon dog drops by
Pygmy owl comes home
Red squirrel keeps a lookout
The badgers at home

The sun's last rays bounce off the old windowpanes, as though a fire roars within.

But this old house near Salo, Finland has long been deserted. The roof has holes, the walls are crumbling and draughts hiss through the windows. Floorboards crack, and doors creak. But if you hang around until dusk, if you listen and watch and are patient, you may glimpse inhabitants, because when people move out, nature moves in.


Behind the lens

Kai Fagerström

Finland

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