France
Birds Photographed Here
Today was the second day of driving through France, and we did a long stopover for lunch and birdwatching at Lake d’Orient, near Troyes in the Grand Est…
Because of a fantastic outing yesterday, we decided to stay an extra half-day in the Camargue – and oh boy, it was the right decision. We visited the…
We noticed this Black Redstart while walking around Le Mont-St-Michel at low tide. There were a few around, and I took a number of shots – but like…
When we noticed these birds flying high overhead, we first thought they must be some kind of bird of prey. Then we realised how huge they really were…
Back to the archive, since I’ve run out of recent photos. This one comes from Camargue again — one of the hotter days of the summer in our…
There was no opportunity for an outing this weekend, so I am going back to older photos. I have a few like this one – a snap of…
At first we thought this was a flycatcher, because of its head colouring and behaviour. However, upon closer inspection – it is a Crested Tit. A first for…
A very rare bird I was writing about a few days ago – which got superseded by the Flamingos – was the European Roller. This is another bird…
Another photo of a unique bird on a conifer tree, snapped in the sunset light. And again, it is slightly off the quality I would prefer to publish…
Keeping up with the very rare birds – here is the Glossy Ibis. In fact, we stumbled upon a whole group – at least five – feeding in…
There is always a gull to photograph when you are near the sea, but it is not often you get a backdrop like the spire of Le Mont-Saint-Michel’s…
Great Crested Grebes are another regular target for my camera, even though they are much harder to get close to. They dive for fish and other small live…
This Great Egret is clearly looking for food in the pond, yet it gives the impression of admiring its own reflection.
I wanted to share this series of photos for a while, but needed some extra time to edit all of them. Photos are to be seen in this…
Today’s photo, even though a bit old—back from summer ’24 — is still of decent quality. Since then, I have changed the default aperture I shoot at, the…
We have arrived at our destination in Normandy, where the birdwatching scene is somewhat different but still enjoyable. While driving around on errands, I have noticed that every…
I got really lucky with this shot!I was just walking by the lake, not even paying attention to the swans, when they suddenly started their mating dance. I…
As some might have noticed – I am cycling through the two days in the Camargue. Another highlight from day one was this bird, for which I found…
Going even further back — to August 2023 — for an interesting bird we haven’t seen here yet. At the time, I had just started with bird photography…
Second photo from the treasure trove is another bird that was hopping around in the grass – a Wheatear. Not the best quality photo – but it is…
Bird numbers peaked in the Grand Est region, and in southern France I did not manage to snap a single bird during a 1.5-hour evening outing. I am…
I have accidentally found a treasure trove: a full day’s worth of unsorted photos from Le Mont-St-Michel. I will be sorting, editing, and publishing these over the next…