Photo

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by animals. I have spent many hours observing them in their environment. Photography allows you to capture these beautiful encounters. Animal parks also offer the possibility to take beautiful portraits.

Scarce Swallowtail — Scarce Swallowtail
(Iphiclides podalirius)

Machaonides swallowtail — Machaonides swallowtail
(Papilio machaon)

European peacock — European peacock
(Aglais io)

Small Tortoiseshell — Small Tortoiseshell
(Aglais urticae)

Red Admiral — Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)

Red Admiral — Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)

Red Admiral — Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)

Map — Map
(Araschnia levana)

Silver-washed fritillary — Silver-washed fritillary
(Argynnis paphia)

Gatekeeper — Gatekeeper
(Pyronia tithonus)

Speckled wood — Speckled wood
(Pararge aegeria)

Garden white (Pieris) — Garden white (Pieris)
(Pieris sp.)

Garden white (Pieris) — Garden white (Pieris)
(Pieris sp.)

Garden white (Pieris) — Garden white (Pieris)
(Pieris sp.)

Blue

Plain Tiger — Plain Tiger
(Danaus chrysippus)

Large Skipper — Large Skipper
(Ochlodes sylvanus)

Hummingbird hawk-moth — Hummingbird hawk-moth
(Macroglossum stellatarum)

Fly

Locust Blowfly — Locust Blowfly
(Stomorhina lunata)

Drone Fly — Drone Fly
(Eristalis sp.)

Drone Fly — Drone Fly
(Eristalis sp.)

Tiger hoverfly — Tiger hoverfly
(Helophilus pendulus)

hoverfly — hoverfly
(Scaeva sp.)

Sphaerophoria hoverfly — Sphaerophoria hoverfly
(Sphaerophoria sp.)

Sphaerophoria hoverfly — Sphaerophoria hoverfly
(Sphaerophoria sp.)

Western honey bee — Western honey bee
(Bombus terrestris)

Western honey bee — Western honey bee
(Bombus terrestris)

Western honey bee — Western honey bee
(Bombus terrestris)

Common carder bee — Common carder bee
(Bombus pascuorum)

Violet carpenter bee — Violet carpenter bee
(Xylocopa violacea)

Carpenter bee — Carpenter bee
(Xylocopa sp.)

Western honey bee — Western honey bee
(Apis mellifera)

Western honey bee — Western honey bee
(Apis mellifera)

Western honey bee — Western honey bee
(Apis mellifera)

Ashy mining bee — Ashy mining bee
(Andrena cineraria)

End-banded furrow bees — End-banded furrow bees
(Halictus sp.)

End-banded furrow bees — End-banded furrow bees
(Halictus sp.)

End-banded furrow bees — End-banded furrow bees
(Halictus sp.)

Bee-fly — Bee-fly
(Bombylius sp.)

Bee-fly — Bee-fly
(Bombylius sp.)

European paper wasp — European paper wasp
(Polistes dominula)

Gasteruption — Gasteruption
(Gasteruption sp.)

Lesser capricorn beetle — Lesser capricorn beetle
(Cerambyx scopolii)

Pine sawyer beetle — Pine sawyer beetle
(Monochamus galloprovincialis)

Violet oil beetle — Violet oil beetle
(Meloe Violaceus)

Rose chafer — Rose chafer
(Cetonia aurata)

Rose chafer — Rose chafer
(Cetonia aurata)

White spotted rose beetle — White spotted rose beetle
(Oxythyrea funesta)

Seven-spot ladybird — Seven-spot ladybird
(Coccinella septempunctata)

14 Spot ladybird — 14 Spot ladybird
(Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)

Harlequin ladybird — Harlequin ladybird
(Harmonia axyridis)

Harlequin ladybird — Harlequin ladybird
(Harmonia axyridis)

Little Longhorn — Little Longhorn
(Stenurella melanura)

Click beetle — Click beetle
(Elateridae)

True bug larva — True bug larva
(Heteroptera sp.)

True bug larva — True bug larva
(Heteroptera sp.)

Red palm weevil — Red palm weevil
(Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

Weevil — Weevil
(Eutrichapion viciae)

Dermestid beetle — Dermestid beetle
(Anthrenus angustefasciatus)

Katydid — Katydid
(Tettigonoidea)

Katydid — Katydid
(Tettigonoidea)

Katydid — Katydid
(Tettigonoidea)

European mantis — European mantis
(Mantis religiosa)

Blue-eyed hawker — Blue-eyed hawker
(Aeshna affinis)

Large red damselfly — Large red damselfly
(Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Banded demoiselle — Banded demoiselle
(Calopteryx splendens)

Banded demoiselle — Banded demoiselle
(Calopteryx splendens)

Ant — Ant
(Formicidae)

Aphid — Aphid
(Aphidoidea)

Goldenrod crab spider — Goldenrod crab spider
(Misumena vatia)

Goldenrod crab spider — Goldenrod crab spider
(Misumena vatia)

Jumping spider — Jumping spider
(Salticidae)

European garden spider — European garden spider
(Araneus diadematus)

Cucumber green spider — Cucumber green spider
(Araniella cucurbitina)

Snail

Western Barn Owl — Western Barn Owl
(Tyto alba)

Great Grey Owl — Great Grey Owl
(Strix nebulosa)

Snowy Owl — Snowy Owl
(Bubo scandiacus)

Little Owl — Little Owl
(Athene noctua)

Red Kite — Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)

Western Jackdaw — Western Jackdaw
(Coloeus monedula)

Eurasian Magpie — Eurasian Magpie
(Pica pica)

House Sparrow — House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)

European Robin — European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)

European stonechat — European stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)

Grey Heron — Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)

Little Egret — Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)

Black-Crowned Night Heron — Black-Crowned Night Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)

White stork — White stork
(Ciconia ciconia)

Eurasian Spoonbill — Eurasian Spoonbill
(Platalea leucorodia)

Black Crowned Crane — Black Crowned Crane
(Balearica pavonina)

Greater flamingo — Greater flamingo
(Phoenicopterus roseus)

Black-winged Stilt — Black-winged Stilt
(Himantopus himantopus)

Marabou — Marabou
(Leptoptilos crumenifer)

African Sacred Ibis — African Sacred Ibis
(Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Scarlet Ibis — Scarlet Ibis
(Eudocimus ruber)

European Herring Gull — European Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)

European Herring Gull — European Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)

European Herring Gull — European Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)

European Herring Gull — European Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)

European Herring Gull — European Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)

Mallard — Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard — Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)

Wood Duck — Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)

White-faced Whistling Duck — White-faced Whistling Duck
(Dendrocygna viduata)

Humboldt Penguin — Humboldt Penguin
(Spheniscus humboldti)

Great White Pelican — Great White Pelican
(Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great White Pelican — Great White Pelican
(Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Brown Pelican — Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)

Indian Peafowl — Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)

Indian Peafowl — Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)

Indian Peafowl — Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus)

Vulturine Guineafowl — Vulturine Guineafowl
(Acryllium vulturinum)

Blue-bellied Roller — Blue-bellied Roller
(Coracias cyanogaster)

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill — Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
(Bycanistes brevis)

Blue-and-yellow Macaw — Blue-and-yellow Macaw
(Ara ararauna)

Red-and-green Macaw — Red-and-green Macaw
(Ara chloropterus)

Hyacinth Macaw — Hyacinth Macaw
(Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Ostrich — Ostrich
(Struthio camelus)

Common Toad — Common Toad
(Bufo bufo)

Edible frog — Edible frog
(Pelophylax kl. esculentus)

Common wall lizard — Common wall lizard
(Podarcis muralis)

Western green lizard — Western green lizard
(Lacerta bilineata)

Green iguana — Green iguana
(Iguana iguana)

Nile Crocodile — Nile Crocodile
(Crocodylus niloticus)

Aldabra giant tortoise — Aldabra giant tortoise
(Aldabrachelys gigantea)

Galápagos giant tortoise — Galápagos giant tortoise
(Chelonoidis sp.)

Cat — Cat
(Felis silvestris catus)

Serval — Serval
(Leptailurus serval)

Leopard — Leopard
(Panthera pardus)

Leopard — Leopard
(Panthera pardus)

Snow Leopard — Snow Leopard
(Panthera uncia)

Cheetah — Cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus)

Tiger — Tiger
(Panthera tigris)

Tiger — Tiger
(Panthera tigris)

White Tiger — White Tiger
(Panthera tigris)

Lion — Lion
(Panthera leo)

Lion — Lion
(Panthera leo)

Spotted Hyaena — Spotted Hyaena
(Crocuta crocuta)

Red fox — Red fox
(Vulpes vulpes)

Northern Raccoon — Northern Raccoon
(Procyon lotor)

South American Coati — South American Coati
(Nasua nasua)

Eurasian Otter — Eurasian Otter
(Lutra lutra)

Dwarf Mongoose — Dwarf Mongoose
(Helogale parvula)

Red Panda — Red Panda
(Ailurus fulgens)

Brown Bear — Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos)

Brown Bear — Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos)

Western Gorilla — Western Gorilla
(Gorilla gorilla)

Chimpanzee — Chimpanzee
(Pan troglodytes)

Siamang — Siamang
(Symphalangus syndactylus)

Red-cheeked Gibbon — Red-cheeked Gibbon
(Nomascus gabriellae)

Squirrel Monkey — Squirrel Monkey
(Saimiri sp.)

Emperor Tamarin — Emperor Tamarin
(Saguinus imperator)

European Rabbit — European Rabbit
(Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Capybara — Capybara
(Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Prairie Dog — Prairie Dog
(Cynomys sp.)

Field mouse — Field mouse
(Apodemus sp.)

Highland cattle — Highland cattle
(Bos taurus)

Goat — Goat
(Capra hircus)

Fallow deer — Fallow deer
(Dama dama)

Kirk's Dik-dik — Kirk's Dik-dik
(Madoqua kirkii)

Beisa Oryx — Beisa Oryx
(Oryx beisa)

Alpaca — Alpaca
(Vicugna pacos)

Alpaca — Alpaca
(Vicugna pacos)

Alpaca — Alpaca
(Vicugna pacos)

Alpaca — Alpaca
(Vicugna pacos)

Llama — Llama
(Lama glama)

Llama — Llama
(Lama glama)

Llama — Llama
(Lama glama)

Guanaco — Guanaco
(Lama guanicoe)

Bactrian Camel — Bactrian Camel
(Camelus ferus)

Giraffe — Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis)

Giraffe — Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis)

Okapi — Okapi
(Okapia johnstoni)

Grevy's Zebra — Grevy's Zebra
(Equus grevyi)

Red River Hog — Red River Hog
(Potamochoerus porcus)

Lowland Tapir — Lowland Tapir
(Tapirus terrestris)

Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus
(Hippopotamus amphibius)

Pygmy Hippopotamus — Pygmy Hippopotamus
(Hexaprotodon liberiensis)

White Rhino — White Rhino
(Ceratotherium simum)

Black Rhino — Black Rhino
(Diceros bicornis)

Greater One-horned Rhino — Greater One-horned Rhino
(Rhinoceros unicornis)

Asian elephant — Asian elephant
(Elephas maximus)

African Savanna Elephant — African Savanna Elephant
(Loxodonta africana)

Red Kangaroo — Red Kangaroo
(Macropus rufus)

Red-necked Wallaby — Red-necked Wallaby
(Macropus rufogriseus)

Laval

Laval

Etretat

Mont-Saint-Michel

Carnac

Carnac

Île-d'Arz

Kerlouan

Kerlouan

Kerlouan

Kerlouan

Kerlouan sunset

Meneham

Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Pointe Saint-Mathieu

Île de Batz

Île de Batz

Île de Batz

Île d'Yeu

Île d'Yeu

Île d'Yeu

Île d'Yeu

Île d'Yeu

Île d'Yeu

Oléron Island

Oléron Island (the marsh at Bris)

Oléron Island (the marsh at Bris)

Baume-les-Messieurs

Cascades du Hérisson

Cascades du Hérisson

Camps-Saint-Mathurin-Leobazel

Camps-Saint-Mathurin-Leobazel

Camps-Saint-Mathurin-Leobazel

Camargue

Camargue

Deba

Deba

Deba

Deba

Deba

Deba

Porto

Porto

Porto

Madeira

Madeira

Madeira

Madeira

Madeira

Sunset

Pond