Frederic Desmette

Wildlife Photography

Blue tit

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Lot`s going on at the minute. My restaurant has reopened and I have been very very busy. I am still going out, but I have trouble keeping up with the processing. Two days ago I witnessed for the first time in my life blue tit leaving their nest site. They used one of my “natural” nestbox. The nestbox is invaluable for little birds and also very photogenic. Five second after having taken the pictures of the young blue tit she left the nest ….amazing to watch those tiny birds taking a leap of faith….

Frederic

Buzzard

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Yesterday evening, I had a magic encounter. I was doing a recce, when about 100 metres away, I clocked a buzzard on a post. I get closer and closer and closer… the bird doesn`t move at all. I stop the car. I first get out of the car with a 100-400 and take a few shots. I could not believe my luck. The bird was not phased at all. I go back in the car and get my wide angle lens. walk slowly towards the bird. I am now standing a metre away from the bird. I take loads of pictures. After FIVE MINUTES! yes five minutes, the bird takes off and flies away… IT WAS AMAZING!!

Frederic

They are gone

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I was lucky to be in my hide while the woodpecker fledged. amazing to watch. so noisy, four young came out of the nest. two male and two female.

Frederic

just out, female
female feeding female….
Two female on the tree, one male in the hole.