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Frozen Biebrza near Dolistowo

At sunset I started walking across the river

Despite temperature down to -18C, there was no ice in some places

I spent the night camping in reeds on the left of the photo

Thick ice broke from time to time, and my heart-rate went up every time it happened

In summer there is a road here

Sea of ice

Biebrza flooded this forest and froze when low temperatures arrived

I call it "Birch trees in glass"

Frozen Biebrza

Insect preserved in ice

Beavers were so hungry that they didn't mind my presence

One week later there was a lot of snow. Both beavers froze to death

100 meters away I found another beaver which coped much better with low temperatures

When I waited for the beaver, a small otter run towards me

Moose running away after noticing me

I spent the night in a viewing tower. I survived -20C and as a reward I could watch moose in the morning

In summer the view is very different. Moose don't come as close

Red Marshes in winter

Red Marshes in summer

Biebrza flooding in spring

Marshes of river Biebrza are the biggest in Poland, supporting great variety of wildlife

Stork landing in his nest near Biebrza

Biebrza in early spring. Water levels are at their highest this time of year

This is also the time when migrating birds arrive in large numbers, some of them very rare

Common Cranes. The best way to see and listen to the birds is to rent a kayak

Our kayak got stuck so I had to get out and pull

Sunset on the river

August in the valley of Biebrza

Biebrza valley near Woźnawiejski Canal