Eastern Short-necked Turtle

Sandgate, Queensland, Australia

#AustralianWildlife #FreshwaterTurtle #AustralianReptiles #WildlifePhotography #ReptilePhotography #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #turtle #om1mkii

Red-tailed Hawk with a captured Rock Pigeon on the Pratt Inst. campus in Brooklyn on 4/29
#birds #birding #biodiversity #urbannature #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

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A bundle of pure cuteness 💛
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Eurasian Wren #wildlifephotography #hobby #summer 📍UK

In the Dutch wilderness of the Herikhuizerveld near Arnhem, you don’t always see them—but if you’re lucky, you might hear them first.

We had just climbed out of a dense forest into the open hills, the sun suddenly strong, the heat rising fast. And then—galloping. I looked up, and there it was: a Fjord horse, white and brown, moving across the landscape with quiet power.

I grabbed my Canon 5D Mark IV with the Sigma 100–400mm, reacting more than thinking. A fleeting moment like this doesn’t wait.

Only later did I realize the settings were still dialed in for the forest: 1/250 sec, f/6.2, ISO 1200. Just a bit too slow for motion like this. If you look closely, there’s a slight blur.

And honestly—that’s okay.

Because this image isn’t about technical perfection. It’s about presence. About catching a moment that exists for seconds and then disappears again into the landscape.

Fjord horses, originally from Norway, are often used in Dutch nature reserves as natural grazers, helping maintain open ecosystems and biodiversity. They belong here now, shaping the land as much as they move through it.

Sometimes you get the perfect shot.

Sometimes you get the moment.

#FjordHorse #WildHorses #Herikhuizerveld #Arnhem #DutchNature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #Telephoto #InTheField #NatureWalk #OutdoorPhotography #WildlifeMoments #MotionBlur #ImperfectBeauty #NatureLovers #GrazingAnimals #Ecology #Biodiversity #LandscapeLife #SpontaneousShot #FieldMoments #NatureObservation #ThroughTheLens #EarthPerspective #VisualStorytelling #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens

#52WochenFotoChallenge
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202618 "Natur im Detail / Nature in detail"

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#AnimalPortrait #WildlifeShot #FeatheredFriends #CloseUp #WildlifePhotography # #NaturePhotography #BirdPortrait #Goose

Kun pikkulinnut päästävät äänekkäitä varoitushuutoja ja rupeavat panikoimaan, kannattaa katsoa ylös. – When the small birds let out loud warning cries and start to panic, you should look up.
(05/2026)


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