Birds

Snowy owl – Wrangel Island

A shy bird. Long distances. Somewhat insufficient light. A couple of nice shots. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), Harfang des neiges.Wrangel Island,…

Pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), Cormoran pélagique.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.

Dunlin (Calidris alpina), bécasseau variable.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.

Kittiwakes always stay out at sea, and only approach coasts for breeding. There, in large colonies perched in high cliffs,…

Common Buzzard (Buto buto, Buse variable). Parc National des Écrins (à proximité de Pelvoux), January 2018.

This time, this is a calendar centered around the eyes of wild animals. Click to see all the pages and…

Conningham Bay, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

Already a few days ago, I had shown this great brid, the red-throated loon in flight, because it is a marvelously…

An island, a cliff, tens of thousands of nesting birds. This is the opportunity to shoot a few nice pictures,…

An island, a cliff, tens of thousands of nesting birds. This is the opportunity to shoot a few nice pictures,…

When tens of thousands of birds nest on the same cliff face, conflicts cannot be fully avoided. But when your…

An island, a cliff, tens of thousands of nesting birds. This is the opportunity to shoot a few nice pictures,…

Not easy to catch, a foggy day, shots that are more informative than eye-catching… Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea, Sterne arctique).…

Look at that profile! Red-throated diver or red-throated loon (Gavia stellata, Plongeon catmarin, aussi appelé Plongeon à gorge rouge, Plongeon à…

Why did I shoot them two-by-two? What kind of inspiration is this? Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, Goéland bourgmestre). Dundas Harbour,…

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar boréal). Navy Board Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens, Oie blanche du Canada) Navy Board Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

I love vertical panoramas. They force the eye to explore the image in a different way… Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis,…

Birds totally at ease under water, these thick-billed murres are great swimmers but take a long time taking off. Thick-billed…

Since penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere and can’t fly, we could not encounter any during our 2016 trip…