At the end of June a Long-tailed duck (clangula-hyemalis) was reported in a lake about 5 minutes from my home. From what I have heard this bird has never been seen in this area before, needless to say it attracted a lot of bird watchers and photographers. When I arrived at the lake it wasn’t […]
Categories: Birds, Long-tailed duck, New Photo´s • Tags: Aves, bird, Clangula-hyemalis, Fauna, Ijseend, Long-tailed duck, nature, Wildlife
In May I got a heads up about a nest (or 2) of juvenile red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), there were eleven of them in total, that had a certain pattern of showing up at a accessible place. A few days later I had a day off, so I decided to take my chance to “capture” […]
Categories: Mammals, New Photo´s, Red fox • Tags: Juvenile, Mammal, nature, Red fox, Vulpes vulpes, Wildlife
Half April I got informed of the location of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) that was nesting on the forest floor. the nest was located about 10-15 meters from the road, so it was easy to photograph the owl, with no chance of disturbance, from the car. I headed early towards the location to give […]
Categories: Birds, Eurasian Eagle-Owl • Tags: Animal, Birds, Bubo bubo, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Fine Art Prints, nature, Nature Photography, New, Stock. nature photography
A few months ago I was asked if I would like to hold a photo exhibition in the Rijnland hospital (Leiderdorp, The Netherlands). I gave the proposal a thought and I few days later I confirmed that I was willing to do so. The agreed period was from August until December and I could chose […]
Categories: News • Tags: Exhibition, Fine Art, Fine Art Landscapes, Landscape, Photo's, Seascape
My bird’s image collections have been updated with two new specimens. These new photo’s can be viewed by going through my image collection or by clicking the name of the species for a redirect towards that specimens collection. Rufous-collared Sparrow / Roodkraaggors (Zonotrichia capensis): The Rufous-collared Sparrow is 13.5–15 cm long and weighs 20–25 g. The adult […]
Categories: Birds, Geen categorie, New Photo´s, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Water Rail • Tags: Birds, Fine Art Landscapes, Fine Art Prints, nature, Nature Photography, Rallus aquaticus, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Stock. nature photography, Water Rail, Zonotrichia capensis
During the past few weeks / months of photographing I noticed some shortcomings of my Nikon 300mm F4. I have been photographing in woods where the light was scarce, on other occasions I wanted more reach and what the lens really was missing was VR for easier handheld shooting when the light was scarce. When […]
Categories: Birds, Black-tailed Godwit, New Photo´s, News • Tags: Birds, Black-headed gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Limosa limosa, nature, Nature Photography
As of today I have added a Fine Art Landscapes collection to my website. This collection will hold any type of landscape photography from anywhere in the world. If U are looking for a photo of a specific location, U can use the search form or tags to find the specific area. If I […]
Categories: News • Tags: Fine Art, Fine Art Landscapes, Fine Art Prints, nature
The past few weeks I have been trying to photograph the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) whilst displaying its mating ritual, this is the second year I have been trying to photograph the ritual. The Great Crested Grebe is the biggest (on average 46 to 51 cm) species of grebes found in Europe, its a […]
Categories: Birds, Great Crested Grebe, New Photo´s • Tags: Birds, Fauna, Fuut, Great Crested Grebe, Kuiffuut, nature, Podiceps cristatus
The Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), a.k.a. Four-spotted Skimmer, is a dragonfly from the Libellulidae family and can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and Northern America. Four-spotted Chaser’s have two stadia, Larvae and adult. The Larvae live on the bottom of ponds and pools, where they feed on other aquatic insects. It takes two years to […]
Categories: Insects, New Photo´s • Tags: Animal, Dragonfly, Four-spotted chaser, Four-spotted Skimmer, Insect, Libellula quadrimaculata, Macro, nature
Male Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) swimming in a colourful pond.
Male and female Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula).
A group of one male and four female Tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula) swimming in a river.
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) swimming in clear blue water.
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) flapping its wings.
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) raising out of the water.
