Bird Photography Heaven | Wildlife Photography

[@ArchimandritePhilip]

I loved that. Estuaries and mudflats are such amazingly productive places: I'm not surprised that you were being eaten alive by midges and mosquitos. Thank you Patrik.

[@PatrikInNature]

They are! It's also very easy to spot animals as the terrain is so flat, but at the same time, it's harder to approach them. Thank you for watching :)

[@capturingnaturewithsandip]

Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing so wonderful footages. Big Like and Best wishes.

[@PatrikInNature]

So nice of you, thanks :)

[@kellihillebrand8341]

Absolutely beautiful 🌾

[@PatrikInNature]

Thank you! :D

[@keephurn1159]

This is one of the best videos, in my opinion. Really great shots, clips, and scenery. I find it remarkable how far away you are positioned to get such closeups.

[@PatrikInNature]

Thank you so much! Yes, besides swans and some ducks, all the other birds are very shy so the distance is crucial :) cheers

[@PatrikInNature]

Thank you for watching the video! Did you like the timelapse I included? ps. the first bird in the video is the Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), not the Purple sandpiper (thanks Lily M for correcting me).

[@jurepecar9092]

Sredi aprila sem skakal okrog strunjanskih solin, tudi tam se da zelo blizu ptičem priti ... posebej so me zabavali trije labodi, ki so se preganjali tam :)

[@PatrikInNature]

Strunjanske so tudi super ja. Se moram ob priliki odpravit tja, pa do lagune Stjuža :)

[@MossyEarth]

Those were some lovely well tracked shots. For some of the birds, have you tried to punch in even closer? Or you feel you loose too much quality? - Cheers, Duarte

[@PatrikInNature]

Thanks! Yeah, on most of them, I could without losing too much quality. Especially on the photos. Or, like someone suggested in the comments... I should just get the 800mm lens ;)

[@MossyEarth]

@@PatrikInNature what is this lens? 600mm?

[@PatrikInNature]

Yes, 150-600mm. I guess a much more affordable option for me is to just get better at approaching the animals :)

[@gijsvermeulen5248]

Hello Patrik,thanks for showing this nice video/vlog and a nice presentation of birds!! Greetings from the Netherlands and just subscribed.Lots of film pleasure!!!

[@PatrikInNature]

Glad you enjoyed it! From which part of the Netherlands are you? Thank you, I am happy to have you here :)

[@gijsvermeulen5248]

@@PatrikInNature Hello Patrik,i live in the south-east and only make videos of natural life in a nature reserve close to my hometown.Mostly birds but when the migration is over there are so much more interesting species to film.Thanks for your interest and will follow your channel.Greetings Gijs

[@PatrikInNature]

Interesting, thanks for sharing. I've been to Netherlands on a trip before, but not with my wildlife photo gear. I will have to do it again in the future to hopefully film some wildlife as well. All best, Patrik

[@gijsvermeulen5248]

@@PatrikInNature 👍👍

[@lilym1428]

The bird at 1:16 is not a Purple Sandpiper, it is a Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

[@PatrikInNature]

You are right. Thanks for letting me know :)

[@blimages2]

I will buy sigma lens I'm going to kruger national park to shoot animals

[@PatrikInNature]

Sounds like a great trip :) enjoy This lens is really good, I'm sure it will serve you well

[@blimages2]

@@PatrikInNature thanks so much 🙏

[@XPengMotors]

Where is this place?

[@PatrikInNature]

These are the Sečovlje saltworks, located in Slovenia (on a border with Croatia).

[@jurepecar9092]

Če te zanima, trenutno je nekaj flamingotov v solinah v Ninu. Glede na pretekla leta znajo ostati tu čez zimo, ni pa nujno.

[@PatrikInNature]

O super, hvala za info! Če utegnem, se definitivno odpravim tja 😊

[@Ghost-Mama]

I have never seen a bird dive straight down into the water like a rock being dropped from the sky. That was weird!

[@PatrikInNature]

Yeah, they dive similar to kingfishers, only from a larger height. Impresive birds!

[@Ghost-Mama]

@@PatrikInNature until I started watching your videos I had never heard of kingfisher’s, except for the Kookaburra and I didn’t even know that they were similar. I saw them in videos of the Australia zoo, but not in person. I grew up in the Adirondack mountains 🏔 in America, but now I live in the South East in the lowlands and the nature here is not only different but also few and far in between, as it’s a rural/city area. I miss the nature sounds of my childhood in the mountains. There is such a difference in the ambiance. Your videos are nice 👍🏻 for the memories of nature lol.