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The weather getting at last better I decided to go see if the “grandes mademoiselles” were present. They are very shy birds and migrate south to winter in Africa, Spain and the south of France.<\/p>\n
The counts were up to 5000 very recently in the Magnoac region at the Puydarrieux lake, France. The water levels are at an incredible low, a good thing for the birds tranquility but not the best for pictures. So my only chances at photos will be of flight, when they return from the corn fields around.<\/p>\n
Les Grues cendr\u00e9es de Puydarrieux – Grus grus – Gruiformes – Gruidae<\/p>\n
Le temps ayant d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de s’arranger je d\u00e9cide d’aller voir \u00e0 puydarrieux dans le Magnoac (sud ouest de la France) si les grandes demoiselles sont bien pr\u00e9sentes.<\/p>\n
Elles sont 5000 en ce moment. A mon arriv\u00e9e, je constate que les niveaux incroyablement bas, une bonne chose pour la tranquillit\u00e9 des oiseaux mais pas top pour la photo. Je comprends vite que mes seules chances d’images seront des photos de vols quand les oiseaux rentreront des champs des ma\u00efs alentours.<\/p>\n
Nikon D500 + 800 mm f5\/6E<\/p>\n <\/p>\n