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Category: Wildlife photo

  • Common Pheasant

    Common Pheasant

    Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Faisan de Colchide.

  • Hares in the grass

    Hares in the grass

    European Hare (Lepus europaeus), Lièvre commun d’Europe. Photograph shot in 2011 in the Vexin Français.

  • Grey partridge

    Grey partridge

    Grey partridge (Perdix perdix), perdrix grise.

  • Dandelion

    Dandelion

    Photo safari in Vexin Français. Dandelion is always a nice view. I shot this one while looking for hares and partridges in the Vexin Français (about 50-100km North West of Paris, France). The insect did not stay long, but the sun was lighting it for me.

  • Vertigo for goats

    Vertigo for goats

    In our never-ending series about vertigo and where people don’t want to go (and go anyway), here is a case of where people cannot go without tools and where goats will go anyway.

  • Why nature photography is dangerous…

    …for the photo/cinema gear. YouTube link

  • African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene)

    African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene)

    This medium-sized eagle was a great discovery for me in Botswana. The African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene) hunts for insects and small animals in dead trees and rocks. It’s very mobile and devilishly active. African harrier Hawk (or Gymnogene) (Polyboroides typus), Gymnogène d’Afrique. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.

  • Great White Pelican

    Great White Pelican

    Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Pélican blanc. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.

  • Hamerkop

    Hamerkop

    I love this bird. It seems to be right out of the illustrations of a XIXth Century book about prehistoric wildlife (and it’s the only living species of the genus Scopus). I love its name. It seems a near impossibility (that’s probably why there are so many other possible names like Hammerkop, Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead…