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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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Behind the blind at sunrise, capturing the frantic takeoff and aerial choreography of migratory birds.

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Bird photography requires anticipation. You need to know the launch cycles, wind direction, and flight paths before the bird even spreads its wings.

  • Set up in a wooden blind over the marshes of the Po Delta, I waited for the sun to break. The wetland was alive with the soft calls of thousands of wintering geese and ducks.
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    As a marsh harrier swept low over the reeds, the entire flock burst into the sky at once. The camera tracked the chaotic beauty of their synchronized flight, turning wild energy into still art.