Camargue

Planter

On our way to lunch after arriving in the Camargue.

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Street Scene

A busy, tourist town.

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Pool

One of the two pools at our hotel.

Mangio Fango Hotel, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France, July 13, 2017

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Water Ripples

In waders, we went offshore for our first photo shoot with the horses.

Lagoon, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France, July 13, 2017

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Horses

The gardians (horse wranglers) guided the horses out into the lagoon then ran them toward us for photos.

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Horses

We had to stand up as the horses approached to keep them from running into us.

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Horses

The eight horses of this photo session headed for us.

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Horses

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Horses

Very close near the end of each run, we had to protect our cameras from splash.

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Horse

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Backlit Horse

After one of the horses and gardians went down hard, we waited for the ambulance.

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Horse

The gardian had a broken pelvis, the horse was okay.

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Mediterranean Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis - with lots of palm nuts.

Mangio Fango Hotel, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France, July 14, 2017

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Sharp Rush

Juncus acutus - best guess.

Ranch Lagoon, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France, July 14, 2017

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Stallions

3 and 4 years old, they just spar, not fight seriously.

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Stallions

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Stallions

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Stallions

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Stallions

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European Pond Terrapin

Emys orbicularis - seen on my 3 kilometer walk to the bird park.

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Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus - seen on my rushed visit to the park.

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Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis - in breeding coloration.

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Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

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Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus - with nesting material.

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Little Egrets

Egretta garzetta - breeding plumage on left bird.

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Little Egrets

Egretta garzetta

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Nutria

Myocastor coypus

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Greater Flamingos

Phoenicopterus ruber

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White Storks

Ciconia ciconia

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Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

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Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

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Italian Sparrow

Passer italiae, male.

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Yellow-legged Gull

Larus cachinnans

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Eurasian Eagle-owl

Bubo bubo

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Eurasian Eagle-owl

Bubo bubo

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Street

On our way to the town square for lunch.

Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, France, July 14, 2017

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Door

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St. Louis

One of the significant 'kings' who built the walled city.

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Squid

Mediterranean type of meal.

Le Minos Restaurant, Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, France, July 14, 2017

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Le Minos Restaurant

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Church

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Window

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Window

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Window

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Street & Gate

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Door

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Arrow Slit

The walls are lined with these defensive positions.

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Tower & Gate

Part of the massive wall surrounding the city.

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Mare & Foal

At the start of our second session with Camargue horses.

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Cormorants & Yellow-legged Gulls

Phalacrocorax carbo & Larus cachinnans

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Boardwalk

Maybe a dock.

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Born darker, the horses lighten as they mature.

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Mares & Foals

Running toward us.

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Mares & Foals

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Mare & Foal

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Mares & Foals

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Mares & Foals

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Mares & Foals

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Gardian Rider

Without their help, the horses would not have run in the water for our photos.

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Mares & Foals

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Mares & Foals

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Gardians

The hard working folks and horses that made our photos possible.

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Sunrise Horses

Our fourth and last session with the horses.

Beach, near Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, France, July 15, 2017

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Sunrise Gardian

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Pan Blur Stallion

Not a perfect pan blur, but the best I got of the stallion.

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Stallion

A very frisky horse.

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Stallion

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Stallion

A bit unpredictable, but fun to photograph.

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Stallion in Surf

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Stallion in Surf

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Stallion in Surf

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Sea-holly

Eryngium maritimum

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Narrow-leaved Glaucous Spurge

Euphorbia rigida

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Street

Busy shopping area.

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Carousel

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