Blog – Site news


The Blog – Site news, articles and posts on my photographic outings in the field, starting with the most recent. In this section “Over time” you can follow the Camargue birds over the different seasons.

Many articles are devoted to a particular bird. I give you some indications on its identification, its place of life and reproduction, and its protection status… These articles are obviously accompanied by a photo gallery dedicated to this bird.

Post-Site news : the articles

Spotted Redshank
Scolopacidae Shorebirds

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank is a species of shorebird belonging to the family Scolopacidae. It is a slender, long-legged wading bird, slightly larger than the common redshank.
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Black-tailed Godwit
Scolopacidae Shorebirds

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit is a species of shorebird in the Scolopacidae family. It is one of the two species of godwits living in France. It is a fairly large wader without...
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Common Shelduck
Anatidae

Common Shelduck

The Common Shelduck is a cave-dwelling species that preferably nests in rabbit burrows. It is the largest surface duck in France.
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Great Egret
Ardeidae Wading bird

Great Egret

The Great Egret is a wading bird living near freshwater. It is the largest of the herons and egrets present in Europe.
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Western Cattle Egret
Ardeidae

Western Cattle Egret

Home >> Blog >> Western Cattle Egret This little white heron owes its name to the fact that it likes to stay near livestock. It takes advantage of the latter's...
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Common Snipe
Scolopacidae Shorebirds

Common Snipe

The Common Snipe is a wader. She has pale and dark brown striped and mottled upperparts plumage. The underparts are white with black stripes on the flanks. Breast is buff,...
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Workflow concept
Tutorials

Workflow concept

Digital technology has revolutionized photography, resulting in many amateur photographers ignoring the "Concept of Workflow", and feeling out of the game when it comes to digital post-processing. However, it is...
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Grey Heron
Ardeidae Wading bird

Grey Heron

The Grey Heron is the best known of our herons, it often nests in colonies, in trees near water. (heronry). In the Camargue, it is found near ponds and marshes,...
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Black-winged Stilt
Recurvirostridae Shorebirds

Black-winged Stilt

The Black-winged Stilt belonging to the group of waders is recognizable by its thin, straight beak, its white body plumage, its black wings, its very long red legs which clearly...
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Bird Quarrels
Other items

Bird Quarrels

Bird Quarrels can have several origins: The conquest of a female, the males in nuptial plumage seek to attract the female, and compete in style and presence. The conquest of...
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Little Egret
Ardeidae Wading bird

Little Egret

Little egret is the most widespread of the egrets. It is recognized by its white plumage, its very elongated black beak, its black legs with yellow fingers.
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Pied Avocet
Recurvirostridae Shorebirds

Pied Avocet

The Pied Avocet well deserves its name and has not usurped its qualifier of elegant. This large wader is easily recognizable with its fine black beak curved upwards, its white...
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Favorite pictures 2021
The Favorites

Favorite pictures 2021

Here is a selection of my Favorite pictures 2021 taken during the last year. The year 2021 will have been marked by the Covid-19 epidemic and the cancellation of a...
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Little Grebe
Podicipedidae

Little Grebe

The little grebe is the smallest and stockiest of the grebes. It is immediately identifiable by its small round head, its small thin beak with often visible pale corners and...
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Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopteridae Wading bird

Greater Flamingo

Home >> Blog >> Greater Flamingo The Greater Flamingo is the emblematic bird of the Camargue. It is the only region of France where these birds nest and one of...
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