Ile de Ré in winter
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It's adventure
To find the extreme, all you need is a little imagination in these uncertain times! No need to go to the other side of the planet to find adventure. The Ile de Ré in winter is fabulous for all nature lovers! A beanie, a good pair of hiking boots, a big down jacket and you're off to explore!!!
For all those who know the Ile de Ré, also called "Ré la blanche", as THE place to spend their holidays in summer (if you like crowds!) and take the time to look at what we observed during this week of January 2021. The bad weather allowed us to approach the wildlife undisturbed and to take shots as we have rarely been able to do. No long lens and no camouflage, so being able to get so close will remain exceptional moments!
In this period there
nothing exceptional
to hit the road
of the nature reserve
from the island of Ré. The
motorized vehicles are prohibited so you have to bring a good pair of shoes and a big coat, you have to remain static in the observation and you quickly catch cold (ask Nat, she knows a lot about the booze), know that despite the animals we have encountered are used to humans, they remain wild animals, a lack of respect on our part, they run away and we would see them again and end the beautiful image.
Now follow the guide
To all the people who don't have a sense of observation or imagination, I found, seeing this perspective, that the shape of the tree stuck well to the posture of the swan (well it remains only a personal opinion).
To be sure that the oysters are fresh and of the day, the best way is to go there and make your own dozen.
The island is still very touristy but at this time of year, the only signs are luxury cars (not always parked in the right place, which interferes with the landscape) and luxury boats
cities and countryside
Sunsets and sunrises
Crossing the bridge to go for a walk on the beaches or, at this time of the year, to go to party, we do not see, below, the oyster farmers struggling to be ready when the consumer comes to collect his dozens of oysters. However, they are there when the tide goes out!
(As evidenced by this photo taken on December 31, 2020)
ESSENTIAL LANDSCAPES
The water at this time of year is closer to 5° than 15° and this fisherman's hands are soaking in this freezing ocean. If you follow us regularly you are aware that we do outdoor sports and well, this man, we take our hat off to him, what courage and what will!
Coastal birds
patience and gentleness are one of the virtues of the animal photographer, without this quality, the subject will not be the animal.
We are passionate and we find inspiration in nature, if our creativity is so vast it is because our vision of things does not stop with the horizon.
Thanks _
We used several sites to give us ideas during our journey:
"www.iledere.com" with its page "What to do in winter on the Ile de Ré?"
Wikipedia with its link " fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ile_de_Ré "
Our collection "Ile de Ré"
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