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Last Friday I spent the morning in a tenthide overlooking a patch of arable land. I was invited by a friend to visit the hide he had erected on his property to photograph Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus; Beflijster) and Common Partridge (Perix perdix; Patrijs). The tent was put up along a beautiful hidden hedge […]
A different environment for a change. The (elongated) weekend was spent in the coastal province of Zeeland. We had a wonderful little holiday at a pleasingly slow pace with lots of visits to the sea and beach and numerous stops for coffee and fingerfood. Of course I brought the camera, as I knew the […]
Although the weather forecast wasn’t that good, I had to try out the newly decorated floating hide. So I got up early last Friday and tested the waters. Well before sunrise, I had installed the hide and went up to my chest into the murky water. It took a while before the water temperature made […]
Recently, I have repaired my floating hide by giving it a new camouflage cover that better conceils me and my movements from the waterfowl. I had been dying to try it out and could not wait until my day off on Friday. But of course, after having watched four beautiful foggy sunrises from my […]
Yesterday, the winners of the German 2012 Glanzlichter nature photo competition were announced on their website. I am happy to announce that my image of two Wood Pigeons was awarded a Highly Commended in the ‘Animal Pairs’ Category. Congratulations to all other winners, amongst them of course a few fellow Dutchmen. This is one […]
A beautiful morning was predicted, so with good hopes I went to a tiny nature reserve with (very) wet grasslands. In summer, one can find orchids and lots of insects there. In early spring, it’s a good place for True Oxlip (Primulia elatior, Slanke Sleutelbloem). I had plans to silhouette the translucent flowers against […]