Loic Poidevin / Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on a branch, Vendee, France, January.

Loic Poidevin / Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) with chicks, Vendee, France, June

Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.

Loic Poidevin / Aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) Breton Marsh, Vendee, France, May.

Loic Poidevin / Common teasel (Dipascus fullonum) seed-heads covered in ice, Vendee, France , January

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a branch, Vendee, West France, May

Loic Poidevin / Row of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on wire. The Vendeen Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, November.

Loic Poidevin / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying in formation. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, August.

Loic Poidevin / Flock of Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight silhouetted against the sun. France, November.

Loic Poidevin / Redshank (Tringa totanus) walking on mud. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, November.

Loic Poidevin / Adult Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) hovering over its chicks, one of which has taken a small fish from the adult. Noirmoitier Island, French Atlantic Coast, July.

Loic Poidevin / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) perched on a branch in snow. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, March.