Flying Ducks At River Dender, Geraardsbergen, Flanders, Belgium
On a foggy winter day, I went out to take some pictures at the local River Dender in Geraardsbergen, Flanders, Belgium. When the ducks took flight, I managed to capture them just above the foggy water’s surface, illuminated by the sun—my catch of the day.
Bald Eagle Eating A Seagull, Glendale Cove, British Columbia, Canada
Glendale Cove is located within the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. Taking a boat into Knight Inlet allows you to get very close to the bears grazing along the shoreline, while you search for the elusive “Spirit Bear,” a subspecies of the Kermode bear found only in this region. During our trip through the […]
High Key Arctic Wolf Cry, International Wolf Center, Ely, Louis, USA
While shooting at the Wolf Sanctuary in Ely, Minnesota, I caught this Arctic wolf singing.
Swan Family, River Regge, Overijssel, The Netherlands
I went on holiday with my wife for a week in the Dutch province of Overijssel, and of course, we brought our cameras along. We rented a lovely house in the woods, and during our stay, my camera trap recorded deer, foxes, badgers, hares, mice, and birds of prey right in our garden. Unfortunately, we […]
Blue-banded Bee Aggression, Briar Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I had been photographing Blue-band Bees (Amegilla sp) that had been attracted to the flowers in our garden, and thought I had finished for the day when my wife called me out to take another photo of a Blue-Banded Bee. However, the bee that she spotted was not a Blue-Banded Bee but a Chequered Cuckoo […]
Canadian Goose Relaxing, Sugar Pine Point State Park, Tahoma, California, USA
While walking around Sugar Pine Point State Park, I noticed a group of Canadian geese lying on the grass just off the pathway. Walking close to the animal, I made sure I didn’t spook it. Once in position, I took this photo of it, relaxing on the grass just below the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion. A beautiful […]
Blue-tailed bee-eater, Kumana National Park, Sri Lanka
The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird belonging to the bee-eater family, Meropidae. This species is widely found across South and Southeast Asia, where many populations exhibit strong migratory behaviour and are seen seasonally in various regions. They typically breed colonially in specific areas, mainly in river valleys, by tunnelling into loamy […]
Jungle Owlet, Debarawewa Lake, Near Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Tissamaharama is surrounded by reservoirs and lakes. This means that there are many species of birds and other wildlife to be found there. This place is also known for its five to six different species of owls. These are the Indian Scops owl, Asian barn owl, Brown fishing owl, Brown Boobook and the elusive Brown […]
Gannets Homecoming, Cape St Mary’s Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada
Gannets, with their tender interactions and expressive behaviors, often mirror our own emotional bonds. There is something deeply human in this moment when a female northern gannet briefly pauses her incubation to greet her mate, who has just returned from the open sea.
Eastern Barn Owls, Tissamaharama Village, Sri Lanka
Tissamaharama is very well known for birding, and also for the different owl species found in this area. Near the lake Tissa Wewa, there are a lot of old trees where you can spot the Eastern barn owls. Sometimes, you can find 5 to 6 of them in these trees. It’s during nighttime when they […]