Christiansǿ, Denmark
Marooned well out in the Baltic Sea from the rest of Denmark, the small island of Christiansǿ has been a key strategic military base since the 17th Century. In the following years it has changed hands several times as the supreme military might of the region shifted between Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. While the island is no longer a naval base, it is still well positioned for travellers crossing the Baltic, and this is especially true for the many birds that move through the area. Pictured is a female red-breasted merganser, one of many species that we viewed today during our morning ashore here. The slim-line beak makes a very good tool for gathering fish on its foraging dives. Common eiders, swallows, and black birds were some of the other conspicuous birds seen on our perambulations on this granite outcrop. It also proved to be an excellent place for lovers of botany and history, with its gardens and fortifications from over 300 years of habitation.
Marooned well out in the Baltic Sea from the rest of Denmark, the small island of Christiansǿ has been a key strategic military base since the 17th Century. In the following years it has changed hands several times as the supreme military might of the region shifted between Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. While the island is no longer a naval base, it is still well positioned for travellers crossing the Baltic, and this is especially true for the many birds that move through the area. Pictured is a female red-breasted merganser, one of many species that we viewed today during our morning ashore here. The slim-line beak makes a very good tool for gathering fish on its foraging dives. Common eiders, swallows, and black birds were some of the other conspicuous birds seen on our perambulations on this granite outcrop. It also proved to be an excellent place for lovers of botany and history, with its gardens and fortifications from over 300 years of habitation.
