Today the wife had only a short shift at work so we decided this afternoon to go for a walk in nature. This time we went to an area about 25 km from our home , it's a little paradise for birds and a protected area during the breeding season . The Area we went to is called Eemmeer and it's about 5.2 squaremile according to wiki pedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eemmeer . We parked the car on the far west side of the lake here https://maps.app.goo.gl/EiyujcJZ5vmk6f4b6 , there are several birdwatchers spots in the area but that is not why i came here today. We just wanted to look and walk . I used two cameras today was planing on doing a timelapse but the clouds didn't really help neither did the wind. 1 ) On our way to the area i came across this swann with three ducklings, mom didn't like the photographer so this was the only decent shot i could take. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmP6zBMQmT36ErsjY79sXinFXPVtTxPqNhahWdgXsSUP7g/a7404485.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 2 ) And a cow with strange table manners .. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmSoeB9HDEtMLR7ez7GSF2GvE16aaB7XRkos69dhfQbQiJ/a7404489.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 3 ) In the next field more cows but even more blue herons , the first signs of a bird paradise . ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmcBp71Qo6sfEmJaey6QcpToiDZFukJ6v5gXr1RpGYe5uY/a7404491.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 4 ) More cows one normal milk and one chocolate milk 😜 ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmUHHMToXFT5pNtqg3Suwh882483k4HfQjJbQ9mZzHJCPP/a7404495.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 5 )Peace and space for the birds .. info sign is in Dutch. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmPnz98LVCnsgkEHu8RVnSKYgG4h176uph8mW8LNXfKfde/a7404497.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 6 ) The direction towards the birdwatchers house , you can't see it in the photo but the grass field next to the ditch was filled with waterbirds breeding. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmctTat3DDM3WXtr9pZCHKDQ3cZDcSrT8XVnbUg3FekUW6/a7404499.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 7 ) In between the graas and the reed there were some wild orchids flowering ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmfGQEAqte1kL46GydzmGQ8c79cpPCWTVYdHNFrLEKQWGk/a7404502.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 8 ) I really should bring more lenses with me next time , although you can't really get to close because of the water level here. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmPMgBXh2PRuSCdGnDQ1iy7mKuYoKXuonVJdcCUa7VGoTX/a7404507.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 9 ) In the distance you can see the open lake behind the reed. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmUpdGjmNCMW4HWkWkYruS9MTkmuofYztRfeTiDgMvBso8/a7404509.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 10 ) Big flowering torch i think it's a Verbascum family not sure of the exact variety. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmPG6Z6xUtVUmNBxY1hUKWKM3E4h3QWTAmL53sDpGPYi8B/a7404510.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 11 ) At the parking spot right behind the gate was a field with a lot of Matricaria flowering, enough for some tea if you like that. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmYkYyEdbykqBYLS2F71UKyjEqR1WT5G8iE1GNDUAs78Kp/a7404513.jpg) Sony A7IV + Sony 24-105mm F4 G OSS 12 ) This is that gate i was talking about and you can see the Matricaria flowers. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmPiSKHtwn1fWSjj3pnAN6mXYHQfU2BHmLp7LrXjTMzXTS/dsc09710.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 13 ) Getting really close in the flowers with the 15mm lens ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmQ7a5g6Sdn6Y8sHiESoeDfromTCUcuqqXiJkMKaNxRydc/dsc09715.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 14 ) A very nice photo for a jigsaw puzzle , good luck on fing that white and yellkow piece you need . 😂 ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmSJERuNYcG1dBusxBo2qK8hd6zAMLWiJPX6VmQufPag8E/dsc09718.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 15 ) It's just lovely to see al those wild flowers ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmNU9yPTGeoNPhvPgT3HiXF43kXNwSkNcDXwCrRfQw8D8b/dsc09726.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 16 ) same goes for the flowering grasses ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmRkU79PgvyNW17d9MX5pRLQLwtmbftnca6668ogtyyqWZ/dsc09729.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 17 ) But there isn't much to see of the lake behind the reed . ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmafYFQQjpDStEeh7jM4phL1XHuyKn5qkvG5t7tNvcujxx/dsc09731.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 18 ) And another kind of Orchid ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmcXFeXkyUDErGv62XNq3WAB1uWCfs52AyLrvA3gYRCPSs/dsc09735.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 19 ) It's always a nice surpirse tosee new wild flowers in your local area , it's a sign that nature is slowly recovering again. ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmVt1wkyR2Yr2F7N8Unj4mNoK19i94WdMMsQp5pjPqzkHe/dsc09737.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro 20 ) One last view over the lake , will try to find a differend angle next time , i was hoping on some cloud reflections on the water for a time lapse video but , no reflections this time . ![](https://i.ecency.com/DQmddGfaz8SvsgwBVyg1Sn7dz9m4CFfjrThYoSjPPKb3Dzk/dsc09740.jpg) Sony A7II + Laowa 15mm F4.5 1:2 Macro
Well that is all for today thank you for watching and i hope you have enjoyed our little walk through the Dutch nature reserve . All images are created by me @stresskiller and all rights reserved !
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