Category: European Lowlands
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Almost Dark
It is autumn and the evenings get shorter. The young swans have grown up and it is their first winter to come. A little coot is joining them. There is almost no wind on this calm evening. Making of: The photo was made when bicycling back from work. The sky looked very special this evening…
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Lapwing
The lapwing is a common migratory bird in the Dutch polderlandscape. When temperatures rise above zero, it returns from Africa and feeds worms and snails from the unfrozen soil. In the sunlight the green yellow colors of the feather are reflecting. Making of: The winter 2013 was long and cold and only mid March when…
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Dancing Grebes
Already in the early morning these grebes were mating on one of the many canals of the Dutch poldervillage of Rijpwetering. The grebes are dancing in a special way, keeping their neck stiff and moving their head from side to side. Making of: I was hiding behind a boat to not disturb them. The grebe…
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Fallow deer
The dune valleys of Noordwijkerhout have been declared as a nature park and “Silent Area (in Dutch: Stiltegebied)”, meaning an area where it is allowed to walk but not allowed to make noise and to hunt. There is a stable population of fallow deer living in this dune valley and with a little bit of…
Michael Emmerich 