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Are these paintings or digital frames on an orange wall? No, it was my view from a bird hide.

It is somehow cynical that more and more hides are being created in the country. Don’t get me wrong, it is a great way to enjoy wildlife without disturbing them. It is the expected outcome of nature becoming rarer and more vulnerable and human pressure becoming greater. Although you would expect people to come closer to nature in a hide, I think it is also creating a distance between people and wildlife…..it is like you are watching TV or you are looking at paintings in a museum……… How more emotional is it when I skulk through the forest and approach an animal without it noticing me. However, sometimes I also have to rely on hides for my photography. It is ambiguous.

Cheers, Niels

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