Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight over Vendeen Marsh, West France, June

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

Loic Poidevin / Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) pair mating, Vendeen Marsh, Vendee, France, March

Loic Poidevin / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging, Vendeen Marsh, Vendee, France, October.

Loic Poidevin / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) flock in water, spring migration. Vendeen marsh, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) flock in water with Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in background, spring migration. Vendeen marsh, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa). Vendeen marsh, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in long grass, Vendeen Marsh, France, January

Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in long grass, Vendeen Marsh, France, January

Loic Poidevin / Vendeen sheep in grass, Vendeen Marsh,Vendee, France, January.

Loic Poidevin / Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Vendeen Marsh, France, November.

Loic Poidevin / African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) Vendeen Marsh, France, November. Introduced species.