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Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, located east of mainland Denmark and south of Sweden. The island is known for its diverse landscape of cliffs, sandy beaches, forests, and farmland. It is characterized by medieval round churches, fishing villages, and a strong tradition of arts and crafts. Bornholm is also a popular holiday destination for cyclists and nature lovers, and it is home to Hammershus, the largest castle ruin in Northern Europe.

Trail running along Bornholm's coast

Trail between Svaneke and Snogebæk

Trail running on the 120km coastal path around the Danish island of Bornholm is fantastic. The article shows impressions from 30 km of the trail between Svaneke and Bakkerne Havn.

Menhirs, stone circles and rock carvings on Bornholm

Stone carvings in Madsebakke on rock outcrop at Allinge-Sandvig

Stone circles, menhirs and rock carvings - on Bornholm it is possible to discover the legacies of the Nordic ancestors from the Bronze and Iron Ages with little travel effort.

Little Punk: Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)

Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) on Bornholm

We photographed Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) in Iceland in 2006 with the Nikon D200 and recently on the Baltic Sea coast of Bornholm with the Nkon Z9 in combination with the Nikkor Z 400mm f/4.5 VR.

Battle of the Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Battle of the Gadwall on the Baltic coast of Bornholm

Gadwalls have a simple plumage, which does not look very opulent in the drakes even as a breeding plumage. We were able to photograph the rare birds in Iceland, Bornholm and Belgium.

Shelduck of Neuwerk

Shelduck on the Baltic coast of Bornholm

On Neuwerk in the North Sea, in Brittany on the Atlantic or on the Baltic Sea coast of the Danish island of Bornholm - you can see and photograph shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) in many places.

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Marsh Harrier with building materials in flight

The Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a bird of prey from the Accipitridae family. It breeds from central Mongolia to Portugal and from Scandinavia to North Africa.

Hooded crows (Corvus cornix)

Hooded crow in flight along the Baltic Sea coast in the evening

Hooded Crows (Corvus cornix) can be observed in Northern and Eastern Europe. Here we show the clever birds on Rügen and Borholm.

Trail running on Bornholm's coastal paths

On the coastal path between Svaneke and Snogebæk

From Svaneke to Snogebæk there is a very nice section of the Bornholm Coastal Path, which is perfect for a 15 km trail run.

Trail running over dunes and sandy beach

The dunes of Dueodde on Bornholm

From Dueodde to Snogebaek Havn (Nexø) on the beautiful Danish island of Bornholm, a six-kilometer trail stretches over dunes and a sandy beach, which is tough when there is a headwind.

NFT: Glowing moss on a tree stump

NFT: NFT: Glowing moss on a tree stump

NFT: Glowing moss on a tree stump as NFT. Photographed and mined on Bornholm, the beautiful Danish island.

Hammerfyr - lighthouse on Bornholm

Hammerfyr - lighthouse on Bornholm

The trip to the highest point of Hammerknuden is adventurous. The reward is the fantastic view from the Hammerfyr lighthouse over the north of Bornholm.

European bisons on Bornholm

European bison on Bornholm

On the Danish island of Bornholm, a herd of European bison (Bos bonasus) lives around the Svinemose marshland in Bornholm's Almindingen forest.

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