Category Archives: birds

The spotted spotter

Posted on 02/06/2021 by Patricia

May 30th-31st, 2021, Gaasbeek. Looking for something? Maybe pheasants and hares?

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Au pays des Ch’tis

Posted on 28/07/2020 by Patricia

July 18-19th, 2020. Saint-Omer, France. The marshes accomodate a large variety of wildlife, amongst which birds, of course, but with some surprises as well…

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The pools of the sugar factory

Posted on 01/07/2020 by Patricia

June 27th, 2020, Frasnes. First visit to the old “décanteurs” of the sugar factory in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing. The pools were used to have the sugar beets macerate in water. Todays these pools host dozens of different species of birds, insects, etc. … Continue reading →

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Natural

Posted on 08/01/2020 by Patricia

Saint-Amand-de-Coly, Dordogne, France, Jan. 03, 2020. At the end of a grey and foggy day, all of a sudden… an unexpected appearance under the last rays of light, two does and one deer leaving the sheltering woods. On the next morning, a young fox is looking … Continue reading →

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La réserve naturelle du Romelaëre

Posted on 17/04/2019 by Patricia

Clairmarais, April, 15-16th. Two days in the natural reserve of the Romelaëre, a bird sanctuary originating from the times that the marshes were used for the extraction of peat…

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Le Marquenterre

Posted on 12/03/2019 by Patricia

Baie de Somme, France, March 9th. Turbulent waters and sand-loaded winds were at play, while the birds in the reserve sought refuge, their beaks turned in the wind direction, on small banks and in the shallow lagoons.    

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Pajottenland, the refurbished castle pond

Posted on 05/03/2019 by Patricia

Heikruis, March 3rd, 2019. We just discovered the waterpond winding through the refurbished park of Ter Rijst castle, where small families of geese and other waterbirds were feeding on its banks and taking to the water as soon as we approached…

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Powerful vs powerless claws

Posted on 18/08/2018 by Patricia

Province of Huesca, June 14th, Aragón, Spain. Another stay in one of the best sites for viewing preybirds in the region. Surprisingly, the claws of the griffon vulture look powerful but they are not… The smaller kites and other preybirds grasp larger preys with their claws.  

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