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V O G E L S i n w e t l a n d H O L L A N D

Sijmen Hendr iks

BIRDS in wetland HOLLAND

PREFACE

The Netherlands are in essence a large river estuary. Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt drain through the wetlands of the Low Countries into the North Sea. The dynamics of sea and rivers have been strictly limited over the years. Despite this, water determines the image of a large part of the Netherlands.

And where there is water, there are birds.

Many birds.

The photos in this book show the birds of wetland Holland and the landscapes that they live in.

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INDEX

Wadden Sea, seen from the island of Texel.

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Wood Sandpiper, nature reserve Groene Jonker.

Oystercatchers and Curlews at high tide, Wadden Sea, Terschelling.

Black-tailed Godwit, Polder Arkemheen.

Marsh Harrier, nature reserve Zwanenwater.

Biesbosch National Park, a freshwater tidal wetland in the Rhine estuary.

Curlew, Texel.

Reed Warbler, Lauwersmeer National Park.

Low tide in Oosterschelde National Park in the Delta region of the Netherlands.

Sandwich Terns, nature reserve Ottersaat, Texel.

Tufted Duck, Lauwersmeer National Park.

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COPYRIGHT

Utrecht, 2015

© Sijmen Hendriks

www.sijmenhendriks.eu

s.hendriks@sijmen.nl

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COPYRIGHT

Utrecht 2015

© Sijmen Hendriks

www.sijmenhendriks.eu

s.hendriks@sijmen.nl