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Awards & Publications

Jochen Maes Photography

Awards & Publications

Awards & Publications

A blue waxbill showing of its vibrant colours in the early morning light.

Fun fact about these birds. They often choose to build their nests near wasp nests. It is believed this might be a way to avoid arboreal ants (competition for food and just a

Throwback to roughly a year ago, where I was fortunate enough to get a close encounter with this beautiful white rhino.

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Common raven striking a pose.

Widely considered to be one of the most intelligent bird species, their cognitive skills come close to (or in some cases equal) that of primates. They can use tools to solve problems, can mimic “speech” of o

Staredown between this northern goshawk and a wasp. A fairly uneven match, but a fun sight all the same.

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Red fox posing about as well as you could possibly ask for. While the moment was very fleeting (a few seconds at most), I’m happy with the resulting portrait.

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Spanish Imperial Eagle soaring through a valley. Easily distinguishable from other eagle spacies, the adults are easily recognizable by the distinctive white patch on their shoulders.

This is another example of conservation done right. For decades,

Iberian lynx cub (roughly 6 months old) making its way through the undergrowth.

Not that long ago, the Iberian lynx was the world’s most endangered feline species and facing extinction. Thanks to conservation efforts, its population is slowly

Common buzzard (possibly juvenile?) basking in the last light of the day amidst a field of colourful wildflowers.

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Green heron foraging in its natural habitat.

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Marsh harrier and raven having a bit of a disagreement.

The magpie on the bottom left of the frame seems to be fairly unbothered by the whole situation.

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Throwback to roughly a year ago, where I had the privilege to observe this lone lioness early in the morning (about 30 minutes before sunrise).

In this frame, she had spotted a zebra off in the distance. Nothing came of it though (too far + very ope

Mr. and Mrs. Lesser Kestrel.

Cousins to the much more prevelant common kestrel (clue’s in the name), lesser kestrels are a bit smaller with an easily identifiable difference in patterns and colours in their plumage.

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Iberian magpie. As the name suggest, this bird can only be found (more or less) in the Iberian peninsula, where they’re a relatively common sight.

I’m happy to announce that my photo “Symbiosis” won 2nd place in this year’s Refocus Color Photography Contest (Wildlife).

Thanks to @refocus.awards for the honour/award.

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Blue rock thrush basking in the early morning light, really highlighting its stunning blue colour.

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Black Kite showcasing its intimidating gaze.

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Silhouette of a hoopoe as it was coming in to feed its chick(s).

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European bee eaters.

Not too difficult to see where they get their name from in this food transfer between male and female.

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Common buzzard and black kite having a bit of a disagreement (over food of course). The buzzard came out victorious.

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Bonelli’s Eagle coming in for a landing.

I had the opportunity/privilege to observe and photograph these beautiful birds in their natural habitat (mountainous terrain in southern Europe).

As is often the case, the skill that was tested the mo