birds

2023 annual review 1
Sandy Seal 2023 kicked off with biting some sand. As a powdered seal fills my frame, I realize that this animal was apparently at the back of the line when paws, ears and tails were handed out. It looks like some sort of hairy larva, decorated with these huge eyes […]

Bye 2023, Hello 2024!

Murmuration (starlings) creating a beautiful shape against the pink sunset sky 3
Murmurations & mental processes Prior to writing an article, a storm might rage through my head. Ideas spontaneously sprout, patches of words, too fast to grab, fly by. Separate figments spin round like autumn leaves on a windy square. Meanwhile, elusive associations whirl down ceaselessly, occasionally shaken up by a […]

46. Chaos in Motion: murmurations & mental processes

Kleine Plevier Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 5
Dutch Desert Thinking about nature photography you probably picture fresh green meadows, meandering rivers, foggy forests or something like that.At least I did. So when I recently cycled to a deserted piece of land along the highway, my romantic image instantly got killed.This unsightly terrain was supposed to house a […]

11. Rollin Rollin Rollin: Plover Photography for Dummies.

White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus cinclus Zwartbuikwaterspreeuw 3
Foreign visitor Past autumn a White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus cinclus) arrived in the Netherlands.It’s a very rare visitor in our country and it attracted a large audience of photographers and twitchers.I have never seen so many huge lenses pointed at one little bird. To get a more personal shot I […]

5. Dancing, Dipping &…Diving. [a White-throated Dipper in the Netherlands]