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In our lightweight bird photography we always:

  1. Use camouflage, try to recognise birds timely and not disturb them.
  2. Use, preferably handheld, high quality Nikon (compatible) lightweight lenses (maximal 1500 gram).
  3. Use camera in special “APERTURE Mode Birds”: minimal or no camera reset at all during actual photography.

At this site we like to illustrate not only birds’ beauty, but also their behaviour and living environment behaviour: foraging, flying, fighting, singing, swimming, diving, displaying, mating, nesting, feeding young:

Lesbos Little Bittern (Woudaap) 50 meter cloudy qqq standard camouflage.
31004 Holland Kingfisher (IJsvogel) light fog some hazardous ice feathers tail size 22cm distance 12m D300 Nikkor 300mm f/4D 1/800 sec f/5.6 ISO 800 +1.0EV crop 3500 x 2350..
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Holland 22 May 2025 cloudy Kingfisher (IJsvogel), size 16cm distance 35m, substantial camouflage. Nikon Z7 II Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E TC-20E III equivalent 1500mm. Man and female are feeding juveniles.
Holland Common Tern (Visdief) size 35cm distance 40m cloudy D500 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1050mm standard camouflage 1/1000 f/8 ISO 280 -1.5EV. Crop 2100 x 1400.
Holland cloudy Black-necked Grebe (Geoorde Fuut) 40 meter Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E equivalent 1500mm standard camouflage.
Lesbos Little Bittern (Woudaap) 50 meter cloudy qqq standard camouflage.
LNBRIG01 Lesbos sun (Ringslang) distance 30m D500 Nikkor 300mm F4E PF VR equivalent 630mm.
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LNBKEL01 Algarve cloudy Kestrel (Torenvalk) size 35cm distance 85m D300 Nikkor F2.8 70-200mm equivalent 600mm.
Holland cloudy Grey Heron (Blauwe Reiger) size 94cm distance 35m Z50 Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR equivalent 750m.
LNBTOE01 Holland sun Tortle Dove (Turkse Tortel) size 33cm distance 35m D500 Nikkor 300mm F4E PF VR equivalent 630mm.
Holland 2 aug 2024 sun Great White Heron (Groet W Zilvereiger) size 92cm distance 50m Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 750m 1/4000 f/5.6 ISO 100 -1.5EV substantial camouflage. Crop 4500 x 3000.
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LNBHAL01 Holland sun Hawk Owl (Sperweruil) size 40cm distance 35m D500 Nikkor 300mm F4E PF VR equivalent 900mm.
Holland cloudy Cormorant (Aalscholver) size 90cm distance 35m equivalent 1500mm Z7 II Nikkor 500mm PF VR.
Holland june 2025 sun Deer (Ree) distance 125m Nikon D500 Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF VR equivalent 630mm no camouflage.
Holland sun Sept 2025 Black-headed Gull juvenile fishing size 40cm distance 45m equivalent 1500mm.
Holland sun june 2025 Kingfisher (IJsvogel) size 16cm distance 35m equivalent 1500mm.Mating near first nest 2025
Holland sun june 2025 Cormorant (Scholekster) size 90cm distance 30m equivalent 1500mm.
Spain sun Bee Eater (Bijeneter) size 28cm distance 25m equivalent 1260mm.
GV100001G Spain sun Griffin Vulture size 100cm distance 60m equivalent 1620mm standard camouflage.
LO02201U Holland sun Little Owl (Steenuil) size 22cm distance 30m total camouflage.
TT03101U Holland cloudy Colored Turtle Dove (Turkse Tortel) size 31cm distance 12m total camouflage.
Holland rain heavy overcast Little Owl (Steenuil) rain bathing size 22cm distance 30m equivalent 1260cm standard camouflage.
Holland sun Great Crested Grebe (Fuut) size 55cm distance 30m equivalent 1260mm standard camouflage.
Morocco sun Osprey (Visarend) size 58cm distance 45m substantial camouflage.
Estremadura heavy overcast White Stork (Ooievaar) size 101cm distance 80m, equivalent 1260mm standard camouflage.
GH09401U Holland sun Grey Heron (Blauwe Reiger) size 94cm, distance 75m, standard camouflage. Sunbathing and drying up early morning.
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Holland june sun strong wind Black-headed Gull (Kokmeeuw) size 40cm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm standard camouflage. Hunting small fishes on top of dam.
Holland july 2025 sun Red KIte (Rode Wouw) 63cm distance 75m, equivalent 630mm standard camouflage. Kite is nesting 3 juveniles.

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Legenda:

  • Some pages translated and marked “Dutch”, originals being marked “English”.
  • Distances up to 30 meter mostly measured, otherwise estimated.
  • All pictures created using tripod or tribike, mostly “handheld“.
  • Contact: amevanbaren@gmail.com (Annemiek) or dikbaren@gmail.com (Dik).

Nikonlightlirding base version 31 aug 2024 updated through sept 2026.