Gonzo3d ago
Mute swan (cygnus olor) in flight, straight ahead!
Taken this morning at #DeSchammer
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #mute #swan #muteswan #knobbelzwaan #zwaan #cygnus #olor #DutchNature #takentoday #Leusden
GonzoMar 6
#Crow and #Pheasant having some friendly banter together in #DeSchammer. The crow hopped around the pheasant a few times but they seemed to be acting friendly to each other and foraging together. 🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Leusden #Pheasant #Phasianus #colchicus #crow #Corvus #corone
GonzoFeb 15
Yesterday I went out with a friend to go birding, we visited #Oostvaardersplassen, #Arkemheen, #Eemdijk and #DeSchammer
Here is a small selection of the raptors we spotted. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #White-tailed-eagle #zeearend #kestrel #torenvalk #littleowl #steenuil #buzzard #buizerd
GonzoSep 29
Me in #DeSchammer: Oh wow! so happy I've seen a singular #Egret!
Me in the #Arkemheen polder: Damn there's just too many of these egrets and #herons about! (and #cormorant, and #wigeons and #ducks and #grebes and probably more I can't all identify in this photo)
🪶 #birds #naturephotography #dutchnature #marshland
GonzoSep 27

Yesterday I managed to get some better shots of the great egret that has come to #DeSchammer in #Leusden recently.

Tomorrow marks my 1 year camera-anniversary, and I'll be off to #Arkemheen to celebrate!

🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #egret #ardea #alba #zilverreiger

GonzoSep 26
Went on a morning walk in de Schammer, it was a lot more cloudy than I expected, but when there was a little bit of sun, this juvenile ring-necked pheasant walked by in the grass.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #DeSchammer #Leusden #ring-neckedpheasant #pheasant #fazant
GonzoSep 20, 2025
Finally went to #DeSchammer again after almost 2 months. The weather wasn't great so my photos got a bit noisy, but this Great Egret made it all worthwhile (with a grey heron photobomb)
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #heron #egret #ardea #alba #dutchnature #Leusden
GonzoJun 14, 2025
I saw many hares hopping through the fields this morning. This one sitting on a small farmer's field between the two nature reserves #Bloeidaal and #DeSchammer
#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlife #nature #Leusden #Amersfoort #Netherlands #haas
GonzoJun 9, 2025

Honk like an Egyptian!?

Some Nile geese call #DeSchammer their home too. First time I got a decent picture of them and some bonus gadwalls on the boardwalk.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #geese #goose #nilegoose #egyptiangoose #gadwall #Netherlands #Leusden

GonzoJun 9, 2025
It wasn't as sunny and clear as I hoped, regardless it was a great morning walk and it was the first time I've spotted a Great Egret at #DeSchammer.
Hoping for some better chances to see it closer and take some better photos in the near future.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #egret #ardea #zilverreiger