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Posted on 3 February 2014 2 Comments

Ghent is becoming very famous for photographing bearded tits at the Bourgoyen nature reserve. Not that many birds are present, but they put on a good show. The spectacle has been going on for many weeks and hundreds of enthusiasts went to see them. I couldn’t resist to photograph these marvelous little reed dwellers.

When looking for bearded tits, don’t look for the birds themselves… In fact you have to listen for their calls -although they can be very quiet at times- or even better: look for reed seeds flying through the air. This tip was provided by a biology student present at the spot. Good tip it seemed…

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Female and male

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These stunning birds can be very quiet and hidden in the reed vegetation.

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Traditional setting

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With water as background

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Notice the flying seeds

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Finally close enough for full frame shot

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Marvelous birds to see and observe. Yet the images could be better if it would be much colder, making the vegetation frozen and more photographic. Also the birds would be a bit less erratic. When I was there they flew to another plant every few seconds…

Posted in: Dieren | Tagged: baardman, bearded tit, bourgoyen

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