The long-tailed duck is a small duck that only nests in the circumpolar region. It was therefore typical for this region. The first time we saw it, I had bad luck. The birds quickly disappeared into the reeds. The second time the pair seemed quite unconcerned by my presence, they even lay down to sleep at the end. But they were in the middle of the small lake and I was at quite a distance. Furthermore, we were hiking in the Varanger National Park and I could only carry my short lens, hence the technically meager result. Nevertheless, the male did a show in the middle of the photo session and this became my favorite image.