On the pond

In my opinion one of the most beautiful waders in France and also one of the most common.
We see it everywhere, in the countryside, on the outskirts of cities, it is very widespread in France.
But for the photographer who will try to approach him, it’s mission impossible
because he is very shy.

Very common in France, it enlivens our walks along the ponds.

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Its large size and elegance make the great egret one of the most majestic wading birds in our marshes.

The White-throated Dipper is also called the water Common Blackbird because of its resemblance to the blackbird. Same size, brown color with a white plastron.
It lives near fast-flowing streams. Watching it evolve and hunt in its environment is a real pleasure.
Indeed, to feed it dives under water and is able to walk in complete immersion to unearth small larvae of aquatic insects.

One of the most colorful birds in France. Adept at perches overlooking waterways, it waits for aquatic prey (small fish or water insects)

passes nearby to swoop down on him in a lightning dive like a real arrow. He is an outstanding fisherman, hence his name.

The very elegant little egret, immaculately white, can be seen everywhere in France and around the world.
This wading bird is a formidable fisherman with its digging legs and dagger-shaped beak.

This great fisherman, who lives mainly along the coast, likes to be perched high up. It is not uncommon to see him drying his wings apart for long minutes.

Here is a very beautiful wading bird, with its very specific spatula-shaped beak.
To feed, it sticks its impressive beak into the mud, which it digs in with horizontal sweeping movements.

The king of our ponds, parks etc. We see it so everywhere that we sometimes forget that it is a very beautiful bird.

One of the smallest waders present in France but also one of the most common.
It has the particularity of nodding its tail almost constantly.

It is also called night heron. This wading bird is smaller than its cousin the gray heron.
we recognize him in particular by his red eyes which give him a unique look.

As its name suggests, the little tern is the smallest of the terns.
This does not detract from its effectiveness when fishing. Fast as lightning when it dives,
it does not give its aquatic prey a chance.

The fragility and elegance of the black-winged stilt have always attracted me. But this fragility is only apparent
because in reality the black-winged stilt is capable, especially during the breeding season,
of being very violent with its competitors, often engaging in really hard fights.

Undoubtedly the most beautiful of our herons with its red/tawny hues.
He is rather rare with us and it is always a pleasure to come across him.

Like its cousin the common tern, the sandwich tern has very interesting habits to observe
, whether it be courtship displays, feeding, fishing sessions
. I always take immense pleasure in photographing them.

The photo shoots on the colony of common terns are always great moments
the behaviors of this bird are so varied and interesting.

The black stork is much less widespread in France than its cousin the white stork. Only 70 to 90 couples listed in 2019. So when I’m lucky enough to come across it, my camera and I are the happiest!

Another beautiful shorebird! Decidedly, I really like the family of waders, it shows, right?

Just like the black-headed gull, the common gull is common on all the French coast.

This magnificent sea goose is native to Siberia. Each year,
nearly 50,000 individuals come to pass through the Arcachon basin
which represents the largest concentration in the world.

What an elegance! The biggest wader we have in France. It is magnificent with its long beak and colorful plumage.

The black-headed gull, a great regular on our shores!

This large black and white wading bird, from the same family as the spatula, has colonized a large part of France.
You should know that the African Sacred Ibis, escaped in the early 90s from zoological parks
in Morbihan and Roussillon, quickly spread in France
and is today a real danger for the broods of other birds whose eggs it predates.

This magnificent wader, with its iridescent plumage, is a real survivor in France.
20 years ago, there were 14 pairs in the territory, today more than 1800 pairs
are distributed mainly in the southern half of the country.

This large wading bird, all in placidity and elegance, can be seen in the south of France.
In the evening, when the sun begins to decline, the lights soften.