Reportages - The Life Aquatic (113) Images supplémentaires...

Belgian photographer David Pattyn has been photographing waterbirds for years, with a particular attraction towards grebes.
As birds that rarely fly, and hardly ever step foot on land, photographing grebes means getting in the water with them. Pattyn’s rare and intimate photographs reveal their private world as they see it, at water level.

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Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) fighting in territorial dispute in the breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) fighting in territorial dispute in the breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) running over the water surface during territorial dispute in breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) running over the water surface during territorial dispute in breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male grebe keeping its head low in a threatening posture during a territorial dispute. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male grebe keeping its head low in a threatening posture during a territorial dispute. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with fish prey, The Netherlands. March.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with fish prey, The Netherlands. March.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair during courtship. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair during courtship. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in threat posture,  The Netherlands. March.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in threat posture, The Netherlands. March.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship weed dance during courtship close to a reedbed. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship weed dance during courtship close to a reedbed. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male approaching a courting couple aggressively during territorial dispute in the breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male approaching a courting couple aggressively during territorial dispute in the breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair during courtship, The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair during courtship, The Netherlands. April.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) spreading its wings wide and keeping crest erect to impress its partner during courtship. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) spreading its wings wide and keeping crest erect to impress its partner during courtship. The Netherlands. April.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship dance, The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship dance, The Netherlands. April.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Grebe spreading its wings. . The Netherlands. April 2015.
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David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Grebe spreading its wings. . The Netherlands. April 2015.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) running over the water surface during territorial dispute in breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) running over the water surface during territorial dispute in breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) spreading its wings wide and keeping crest erect to impress its partner during courtship. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) spreading its wings wide and keeping crest erect to impress its partner during courtship. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) fighting in territorial dispute in the breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) fighting in territorial dispute in the breeding season. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)  stretching and showing its huge foot. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) stretching and showing its huge foot. The Netherlands. April.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship dance, The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship dance, The Netherlands. April.