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Another weekend went by without me touching the camera. Believe me, I had wanted to, especially with the first real signs of winter out there. It’s just that other (not always pleasant) obligations have kept me from exploring the natural world around me for three consecutive weekends. The good news is I expect to be out […]
When at the beach with the seal colony, it is almost impossible not to see any Sanderlings (Calidris alba, Drieteenstrandloper). They run along the tideline looking for small invertebrates. The best way to photograph them is to get flat on the ground some 20 meters away in the direction they are moving in. They will inevitably […]
I have just returned from a short trip to the UK. Together with colleague Gerard Schouten, I spent two days with the Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus, Grijze zeehond) colony at Donna Nook and two days searching for daylight hunting Barn Owls (Tyto alba, Kerkuil) in Norfolk. Days spent at the seal colony were great; we were […]
Lobende Erwähnung. That’s German for Highly Commended (eervolle vermelding in Dutch) and exactly what my close-up photograph of two tiny mycenae received at the 2010 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, organised by the German GDT. I am very happy and proud to be amongst the winners of this year’s competition, as it is widely considered […]
Our camera club had planned a trip to an ancient deciduous forest sometime ago that was to take place this weekend. The goal was to photograph toadstools and/or fungi, which should be available in great numbers and varieties. Much to our surprise, most trees still featured green leaves instead of the explosion of warm hues we had […]
A good friend told me about a small body of shallow water, that appeared to be a good spot for waders. He had shown me some wonderful images of Green Sandpipers and offered me the opportunity to give it a shot. Since the fungi are currently in bad shape (we need rain!), that was an […]