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Belgian photographer David Pattyn lives in the Netherlands and is passionate about wildlife photography. He likes to photograph particular subjects over a long period of time, getting to know his subjects intimately in order to get better results. He focuses mainly on birds, mammals and landscapes but has a particular attraction to water birds.


David tries to combine his passion for photography with his family and his profession as an anaesthesiologist and likes to travel with his wife and their sons to watch and admire wildlife around the world.


David has won numerous awards in international photo competitions including GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, Natures Best, AFPAN , Asferico and Glanzlichter.


European flamingo or Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) group foraging on Lake Kerkini, Greece. February
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David Pattyn / European flamingo or Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) group foraging on Lake Kerkini, Greece. February
European flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) bathing, at height of courtship season they clean their plumage a lot, Camargue, France, April
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David Pattyn / European flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) bathing, at height of courtship season they clean their plumage a lot, Camargue, France, April
European flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in flight, Camargue, France, April
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David Pattyn / European flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in flight, Camargue, France, April
Great Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male dancing on top of the female after mating, she is submerged, La Dombes area, France, June
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David Pattyn / Great Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male dancing on top of the female after mating, she is submerged, La Dombes area, France, June
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male and female perform courtship dance, La Dombes area, France, June
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male and female perform courtship dance, La Dombes area, France, June
Great Crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship dance and exchanging weed as part of ritual, La Dombes area, France, June
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David Pattyn / Great Crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship dance and exchanging weed as part of ritual, La Dombes area, France, June
Great crested grebes (podiceps cristatus) pair mating on a kind of 'lek' the favourite place for lots of grebes to mate on this lake, La Dombes lake area, France, June. Second place in the Species Sto...
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebes (podiceps cristatus) pair mating on a kind of 'lek' the favourite place for lots of grebes to mate on this lake, La Dombes lake area, France, June. Second place in the Species Sto...
Black necked grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) pair in courtship dance during the mating season, La Dombes lake area, France, April
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) pair in courtship dance during the mating season, La Dombes lake area, France, April
Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair courting in preparation to mate, La Dombes lake area, France, April
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair courting in preparation to mate, La Dombes lake area, France, April
Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) frontal view of pair mating, La Dombes lake area, France, April
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) frontal view of pair mating, La Dombes lake area, France, April
Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair mating at the edge of a lake, La Dombes lake area, France, April
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair mating at the edge of a lake, La Dombes lake area, France, April
Carrion crow (Corvus corone) sitting on the frozen branches of a birch tree, Kampina nature reserve, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. January
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David Pattyn / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) sitting on the frozen branches of a birch tree, Kampina nature reserve, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. January