Kurt De Meulemeester | 🇧🇪 Wildlifephotography
@kurtdemeulemeester.bsky.social
🇧🇪 • NATURE AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
🌳 • Work @natuurenbos
📷 • @sony
🌿 • Ethical #wildlifephotography
🖨️ • http://www.kurtdemeulemeester.com/
🆔 • Instagram @kurt_de_meulemeester
🌳 • Work @natuurenbos
📷 • @sony
🌿 • Ethical #wildlifephotography
🖨️ • http://www.kurtdemeulemeester.com/
🆔 • Instagram @kurt_de_meulemeester
• Velduil - Short-eared owl •
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📷 Sony Alpha A1 II
🔎 Sony FE600F4 lens
⚙️ ISO: 4000 Diafragma: f4 Shutter: 1/1600
#velduil #shortearedowl
#raw_birds #birdsonearth #birdsofprey
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📷 Sony Alpha A1 II
🔎 Sony FE600F4 lens
⚙️ ISO: 4000 Diafragma: f4 Shutter: 1/1600
#velduil #shortearedowl
#raw_birds #birdsonearth #birdsofprey
October 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
• Velduil - Short-eared owl •
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📷 Sony Alpha A1 II
🔎 Sony FE600F4 lens
⚙️ ISO: 4000 Diafragma: f4 Shutter: 1/1600
#velduil #shortearedowl
#raw_birds #birdsonearth #birdsofprey
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📷 Sony Alpha A1 II
🔎 Sony FE600F4 lens
⚙️ ISO: 4000 Diafragma: f4 Shutter: 1/1600
#velduil #shortearedowl
#raw_birds #birdsonearth #birdsofprey
🐟✨ Friday = Fishday!
This time a Black Kite (Milvus migrans) showed off its hunting skills. With an elegant dive it barely touched the water’s surface, before soaring back up with a fresh catch in its talons. Precision and power in one! 💨🦅
#BlackKite
This time a Black Kite (Milvus migrans) showed off its hunting skills. With an elegant dive it barely touched the water’s surface, before soaring back up with a fresh catch in its talons. Precision and power in one! 💨🦅
#BlackKite
September 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🐟✨ Friday = Fishday!
This time a Black Kite (Milvus migrans) showed off its hunting skills. With an elegant dive it barely touched the water’s surface, before soaring back up with a fresh catch in its talons. Precision and power in one! 💨🦅
#BlackKite
This time a Black Kite (Milvus migrans) showed off its hunting skills. With an elegant dive it barely touched the water’s surface, before soaring back up with a fresh catch in its talons. Precision and power in one! 💨🦅
#BlackKite
✨ Today a close-up of the Purple Heron ✨
With its elegant flight and stunning colors, this is truly one of the most graceful herons to encounter. Such a majestic presence above the water! 🪶💜
#PurpleHeron
With its elegant flight and stunning colors, this is truly one of the most graceful herons to encounter. Such a majestic presence above the water! 🪶💜
#PurpleHeron
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
✨ Today a close-up of the Purple Heron ✨
With its elegant flight and stunning colors, this is truly one of the most graceful herons to encounter. Such a majestic presence above the water! 🪶💜
#PurpleHeron
With its elegant flight and stunning colors, this is truly one of the most graceful herons to encounter. Such a majestic presence above the water! 🪶💜
#PurpleHeron
Little Bittern striking a pose 🌿
Typical behavior: this way they almost completely disappear into their surroundings. Perfect camouflage, except this one was standing right in the middle of a pond on the waterlilies 😅
#LittleBittern #IxobrychusMinutus #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Camouflage
Typical behavior: this way they almost completely disappear into their surroundings. Perfect camouflage, except this one was standing right in the middle of a pond on the waterlilies 😅
#LittleBittern #IxobrychusMinutus #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Camouflage
September 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Little Bittern striking a pose 🌿
Typical behavior: this way they almost completely disappear into their surroundings. Perfect camouflage, except this one was standing right in the middle of a pond on the waterlilies 😅
#LittleBittern #IxobrychusMinutus #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Camouflage
Typical behavior: this way they almost completely disappear into their surroundings. Perfect camouflage, except this one was standing right in the middle of a pond on the waterlilies 😅
#LittleBittern #IxobrychusMinutus #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Camouflage
🐹Last month I had the chance to meet this incredibly cute but rare animal: a wild hamster 🐾. Hard to believe, but this species still survives in a few places in Europe, including… a cemetery in Vienna! 🌿🪦
📸 #wildlifephotography #hamster #naturelovers #vienna #urbanwildlife #conservation
📸 #wildlifephotography #hamster #naturelovers #vienna #urbanwildlife #conservation
September 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
🐹Last month I had the chance to meet this incredibly cute but rare animal: a wild hamster 🐾. Hard to believe, but this species still survives in a few places in Europe, including… a cemetery in Vienna! 🌿🪦
📸 #wildlifephotography #hamster #naturelovers #vienna #urbanwildlife #conservation
📸 #wildlifephotography #hamster #naturelovers #vienna #urbanwildlife #conservation
Some time ago I was able to capture this male red-backed shrike holding a field cricket in its beak. A perfect example of their hunting skills: shrikes are small but fierce predators that feed on large insects like crickets, beetles, and grasshoppers. 🦗
#redbackedshrike #grauweklauwier
#redbackedshrike #grauweklauwier
September 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Some time ago I was able to capture this male red-backed shrike holding a field cricket in its beak. A perfect example of their hunting skills: shrikes are small but fierce predators that feed on large insects like crickets, beetles, and grasshoppers. 🦗
#redbackedshrike #grauweklauwier
#redbackedshrike #grauweklauwier
✨ A little egret glowing in the golden light of the Albanian sunset. Calm waters, soft feathers, and pure magic, a moment where nature reveals its quiet beauty. ✨🌅
#LittleEgret #EgrettaGarzetta #Egret #kleinezilverreiger #feather_perfection #HeronFamily #BirdWatching
#LittleEgret #EgrettaGarzetta #Egret #kleinezilverreiger #feather_perfection #HeronFamily #BirdWatching
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
✨ A little egret glowing in the golden light of the Albanian sunset. Calm waters, soft feathers, and pure magic, a moment where nature reveals its quiet beauty. ✨🌅
#LittleEgret #EgrettaGarzetta #Egret #kleinezilverreiger #feather_perfection #HeronFamily #BirdWatching
#LittleEgret #EgrettaGarzetta #Egret #kleinezilverreiger #feather_perfection #HeronFamily #BirdWatching
Close-up of the Red-backed Shrike
I’ve photographed this species before, but never this up close and personal. Nicknamed the “butcher bird” because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories.
I’ve photographed this species before, but never this up close and personal. Nicknamed the “butcher bird” because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories.
September 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Close-up of the Red-backed Shrike
I’ve photographed this species before, but never this up close and personal. Nicknamed the “butcher bird” because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories.
I’ve photographed this species before, but never this up close and personal. Nicknamed the “butcher bird” because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories.
🐹✨ In an unexpected place: I photographed this European hamster on a cemetery in Vienna.
These graveyards are known hotspots for this rare species, which has declined dramatically across most of Europe. 🌍💔
#EuropeanHamster #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #NatureLovers #Conservation
These graveyards are known hotspots for this rare species, which has declined dramatically across most of Europe. 🌍💔
#EuropeanHamster #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #NatureLovers #Conservation
August 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🐹✨ In an unexpected place: I photographed this European hamster on a cemetery in Vienna.
These graveyards are known hotspots for this rare species, which has declined dramatically across most of Europe. 🌍💔
#EuropeanHamster #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #NatureLovers #Conservation
These graveyards are known hotspots for this rare species, which has declined dramatically across most of Europe. 🌍💔
#EuropeanHamster #WildlifePhotography #Biodiversity #NatureLovers #Conservation
A moment of pure connection ✨
In mid-air, a parent swallow feeds its chick. No branch, no nest – the sky itself becomes the stage of care and trust. To me, a beautiful symbol of how powerful the bond can be. 🐦💙
In mid-air, a parent swallow feeds its chick. No branch, no nest – the sky itself becomes the stage of care and trust. To me, a beautiful symbol of how powerful the bond can be. 🐦💙
August 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A moment of pure connection ✨
In mid-air, a parent swallow feeds its chick. No branch, no nest – the sky itself becomes the stage of care and trust. To me, a beautiful symbol of how powerful the bond can be. 🐦💙
In mid-air, a parent swallow feeds its chick. No branch, no nest – the sky itself becomes the stage of care and trust. To me, a beautiful symbol of how powerful the bond can be. 🐦💙
🇬🇧 “Fast. Precise. Relentless.”
This purple heron landed right in front of my floating hide, planted its feet in the water, and in one explosive move caught a fish. A moment later it took off again — prey secured. Witnessing this up close, and capturing it, was just incredible.
This purple heron landed right in front of my floating hide, planted its feet in the water, and in one explosive move caught a fish. A moment later it took off again — prey secured. Witnessing this up close, and capturing it, was just incredible.
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🇬🇧 “Fast. Precise. Relentless.”
This purple heron landed right in front of my floating hide, planted its feet in the water, and in one explosive move caught a fish. A moment later it took off again — prey secured. Witnessing this up close, and capturing it, was just incredible.
This purple heron landed right in front of my floating hide, planted its feet in the water, and in one explosive move caught a fish. A moment later it took off again — prey secured. Witnessing this up close, and capturing it, was just incredible.
In the heart of La Brenne (France), this black kite (Milvus migrans) snatched a fish with breathtaking precision.
A swift dive — wings wide, talons ready — and within a split second, it soared back up, prize in claw.
A swift dive — wings wide, talons ready — and within a split second, it soared back up, prize in claw.
July 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In the heart of La Brenne (France), this black kite (Milvus migrans) snatched a fish with breathtaking precision.
A swift dive — wings wide, talons ready — and within a split second, it soared back up, prize in claw.
A swift dive — wings wide, talons ready — and within a split second, it soared back up, prize in claw.
📸 Rare sighting: a flying stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) – the largest beetle species in Western Europe! Adult males are easily recognized by their impressive antler-like jaws. They fly for just a few warm summer weeks to search for mates.
#LucanusCervus #StagBeetle #FlyingInsect #WildlifeEducation
#LucanusCervus #StagBeetle #FlyingInsect #WildlifeEducation
June 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
📸 Rare sighting: a flying stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) – the largest beetle species in Western Europe! Adult males are easily recognized by their impressive antler-like jaws. They fly for just a few warm summer weeks to search for mates.
#LucanusCervus #StagBeetle #FlyingInsect #WildlifeEducation
#LucanusCervus #StagBeetle #FlyingInsect #WildlifeEducation
A female marsh harrier, gliding and hunting above the reed beds. That silence, that focus, that graceful lethality… always a breathtaking performance in the sky.
#bruinekiekendief #marshharrier
#bruinekiekendief #marshharrier
March 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A female marsh harrier, gliding and hunting above the reed beds. That silence, that focus, that graceful lethality… always a breathtaking performance in the sky.
#bruinekiekendief #marshharrier
#bruinekiekendief #marshharrier
Bluethroats are back from their southern journey, bringing spring in their wake. Their song, their colors… it feels like nature is breathing again. This moment was pure magic.
#blauwborst #bluethroat 💙
#blauwborst #bluethroat 💙
March 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Bluethroats are back from their southern journey, bringing spring in their wake. Their song, their colors… it feels like nature is breathing again. This moment was pure magic.
#blauwborst #bluethroat 💙
#blauwborst #bluethroat 💙
An unforgettable moment! This majestic golden eagle flew right past me in the Alps, and I was lucky enough to capture it. The power and elegance of this bird of prey are truly breathtaking! 🦅✨ #goldeneagle #steenarend #wildlifephotography #naturewonder
March 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An unforgettable moment! This majestic golden eagle flew right past me in the Alps, and I was lucky enough to capture it. The power and elegance of this bird of prey are truly breathtaking! 🦅✨ #goldeneagle #steenarend #wildlifephotography #naturewonder
In the last golden rays of sunlight, the short-eared owl glides by in silence. A magical moment in nature! ✨🦉 #ShortEaredOwl #GoldenHour #NatureBeauty
February 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In the last golden rays of sunlight, the short-eared owl glides by in silence. A magical moment in nature! ✨🦉 #ShortEaredOwl #GoldenHour #NatureBeauty
Majestic beauty in black. 🖤 The elegance and intensity of the black swan captured up close—its piercing red eyes and striking beak make it truly mesmerizing. Nature’s art at its finest!
#BlackSwan #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdPortrait #CloseUpNature
#BlackSwan #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdPortrait #CloseUpNature
February 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Majestic beauty in black. 🖤 The elegance and intensity of the black swan captured up close—its piercing red eyes and striking beak make it truly mesmerizing. Nature’s art at its finest!
#BlackSwan #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdPortrait #CloseUpNature
#BlackSwan #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #BirdPortrait #CloseUpNature
Pure joy in a golden glow ✨
This sanderling has caught its breakfast – a shrimp as the perfect prize! 🦐🐦 Such a magical moment to capture by the shoreline. 🌊📸
This sanderling has caught its breakfast – a shrimp as the perfect prize! 🦐🐦 Such a magical moment to capture by the shoreline. 🌊📸
February 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pure joy in a golden glow ✨
This sanderling has caught its breakfast – a shrimp as the perfect prize! 🦐🐦 Such a magical moment to capture by the shoreline. 🌊📸
This sanderling has caught its breakfast – a shrimp as the perfect prize! 🦐🐦 Such a magical moment to capture by the shoreline. 🌊📸
Love is in the air… or rather, in the water! 🦩❤️🦩 On this Valentine’s Day, I chose this special photo where two flamingos seem to be kissing. But if you look closely, you’ll see there’s actually a third flamingo in the frame! Can you spot it? 👀💘
#ValentinesDay #Flamingo #WildlifePhotography
#ValentinesDay #Flamingo #WildlifePhotography
February 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Love is in the air… or rather, in the water! 🦩❤️🦩 On this Valentine’s Day, I chose this special photo where two flamingos seem to be kissing. But if you look closely, you’ll see there’s actually a third flamingo in the frame! Can you spot it? 👀💘
#ValentinesDay #Flamingo #WildlifePhotography
#ValentinesDay #Flamingo #WildlifePhotography
🌊🐾 This beautiful grey seal looked curiously at the camera while relaxing in the water. Grey seals are known for their playful and curious nature, and this photo is the perfect proof of that. 🌟
✨#Seal #Marinelife #Nature #WildlifePhotography #OceanLove #Photography #NatureLovers
✨#Seal #Marinelife #Nature #WildlifePhotography #OceanLove #Photography #NatureLovers
February 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🌊🐾 This beautiful grey seal looked curiously at the camera while relaxing in the water. Grey seals are known for their playful and curious nature, and this photo is the perfect proof of that. 🌟
✨#Seal #Marinelife #Nature #WildlifePhotography #OceanLove #Photography #NatureLovers
✨#Seal #Marinelife #Nature #WildlifePhotography #OceanLove #Photography #NatureLovers
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#Flamingo #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdWatching
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#Flamingo #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdWatching
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February 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
✨ 🏔️ Meet the White-winged snowfinch, a fearless mountain dweller! This hardy bird thrives in alpine regions, often seen foraging around ski resorts. Rarely venturing below 1000 meters, even in harsh winter weather, the snowfinch is a true survivor. 🗻❄️🐦 #Snowfinch #MountainBird #AlpineWildlife
January 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
✨ 🏔️ Meet the White-winged snowfinch, a fearless mountain dweller! This hardy bird thrives in alpine regions, often seen foraging around ski resorts. Rarely venturing below 1000 meters, even in harsh winter weather, the snowfinch is a true survivor. 🗻❄️🐦 #Snowfinch #MountainBird #AlpineWildlife
Bearded vulture 🏔️🦅
Did you know that the bearded vulture regularly rubs mud on its chin, chest and feathers, giving these parts a rust color?
#lammergier #beardedvulture
Did you know that the bearded vulture regularly rubs mud on its chin, chest and feathers, giving these parts a rust color?
#lammergier #beardedvulture
January 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Bearded vulture 🏔️🦅
Did you know that the bearded vulture regularly rubs mud on its chin, chest and feathers, giving these parts a rust color?
#lammergier #beardedvulture
Did you know that the bearded vulture regularly rubs mud on its chin, chest and feathers, giving these parts a rust color?
#lammergier #beardedvulture
Caught this beautiful chamois gazing into the wild from Gran Paradiso. 🏔️🌲
#ChamoisCharm #granparadiso #ItalianAlps #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Chamois
#ChamoisCharm #granparadiso #ItalianAlps #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Chamois
January 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Caught this beautiful chamois gazing into the wild from Gran Paradiso. 🏔️🌲
#ChamoisCharm #granparadiso #ItalianAlps #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Chamois
#ChamoisCharm #granparadiso #ItalianAlps #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Chamois