Sunset over the Wadden Sea, Denmark in January with palisades in the mud to keep the silt from escaping in the shallow waters.
The Wadden Sea in Denmark is so shallow that you can almost wade across from the mainland to Rømø. The area is a World Heritage Area, and is most important to migrating birds who stop for refreshments on their hither and thither. The shallow shores have been shaped by ice during the last ice-age and are kept by the ever moving sea. Following the moon, sea rises and falls every 6 hours and has done so for quite some time. As fresh water floods the sands, new nutriments are brought in, and tiny little creatures find a living there. These are, of course the reason why migrating birds of many species think it a good idea to stop over feasting on what they can find. Sea and sky find each other as there are no protruding heights. When the light is right, it is difficult to discern the two. There is always the most beautiful light. The "fences" radiating from the causeway have been put there to keep the loess from wandering and thus, over a long time to build up new landscape.
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Location: Vadehavet, Rømø, Denmark
Photo credit: © John Furnes / Alamy / Afripics
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