September 2012

Creature of Light

Creature of Light

Sitting for hours in a hide in the swamps on an unfriendly and windy day with nothing to do but waiting, this great white egret landed in the water to shelter from the windchill. A few minutes before sunset the sun broke through the clouds and emblazed the white plumage of the bird. It was […]

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Almsee

Almsee

On a foggy morning on the beautiful Almsee in Upper Austria. Image Details: Location: Almsee, Austria Light: Sunrise Camera: Nikon D3x Lens: Nikon AF-S 24-70 f/2.8 Exposure: 1/20 Seconds Aperture: 9 ISO: 200

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Northern Harrier in gliding flight

Northern Harrier in gliding flight

I was able to observe this male northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) on a very cold winter day while it was on food search. Northern Harrier in gliding flight Location: Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria Date: February 27th 2011 Light: Daylight Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III Lens: Canon EF 500 f/4 L IS USM + 1.4x Focal Length: […]

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Flying Rabbit

Flying Rabbit

Male of a Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi, German: Brombeerspinner) spreading his wings while he is seating on a Small Burnet. Image Details Location: Perchtoldsdorfer Heide, Lower Austria, Austria Date: May 13th 2011 Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Lens: Sigma Macro 150mm F 2.8 Focal Length: 150mm Exposure: 1/10 Second Aperture: 10 ISO: 400

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Fresh leaves

Fresh leaves

The fresh leaves taste very well to the beaver! Image Details Location: Vienna, Austria Date: April 11th 2012 Light: Dusk Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Lens: EF200mm f/2L IS USM Focal Length: 200mm Exposure: 1/400 Seconds Aperture: 1:2 ISO: 800

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Old World Swallowtail

Old World Swallowtail

Is one of the most impressive butterflies in our country. I found it in a little pine wood on its sleeping place in the early morning. The sun illuminated the dry grassland. Image Details Location: Eichkogel, Lower Austria, Austria Date: August 12th 2012 Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III Lens: Sigma Macro 150mm F 2.8 Focal […]

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Top of the Kitzbueheler Alps

Top of the Kitzbueheler Alps

An evening on one of the local mountains. Image Details Location: Kitzbüheler Alps, Austria Light: Sunset Camera: Olympus E-5 Focal Length: 14mm Exposure: 1/50 Seconds Aperture: 10

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Illuminated Wings

Illuminated Wings

During the mating season the pheasants are very busy to show there beauty and impress both the female and the male rivals. The first sunrays after a cold night illuminated his wings.   Image Details Location: Nationalpark Neusiedlersee, Austria Date: April 11th 2011 Light: Sunrise Camera: Nikon D300 Lens: Nikon AF-S 600/4 VR Focal Length: […]

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Áhkká, Stora Sjöfallet National Park

Áhkká, Stora Sjöfallet National Park

Mount Áhkká is located in the Stora Sjöfallet National Park in northern Sweden. The massif has eleven individual peaks and several glaciers. The mountain has a drop of 1,563 meters (highest vertical drop in Sweden), from 2016 meters down to the Akkajaure valley below with 453 meters. Image Details Location: Mount Áhkká, Stora Sjöfallet National […]

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