Village Weaver at nest, near Kakum rainforest 
(Ghana 1996), ink on paper 21 x 29 cm

Eurasian Bittern / Butor étoilé

While scanning wet marshes for breedig bird suddendly this Bittern rised between the salicornia bushes and started walking towards us too close at probably 4-5 meters and had enough time over 20 mn  to make some great observation. Thanks to Feten who spotted it first.

Water rail

Wryneck Portait

Crane Portrait

Juvenile Bubo ascalaphus, Desert Eagle-Owl

Sanderling

Sanderling roosting at Sebkhat Ariana

White Stork

White Storks breeding at Sejenane railway station

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Majen Chitan nature reserve

Laughing Doves displaying

Laughing Doves displaying in my garden.

First Collared Doves in Tunisia

Sketch of first Collared Doves discovered in Tunisia in 1991 at Bizerte in the garden of my friend Issam.

Waterbirds

Sketckes of waterbirds, Black-winged Stilt, Gull-billed Tern, Little Egret, Wood Sandpiper and Black-headed Gull at

Black-headed Gulls

White Stork

White Stork nesting with Sparrows, Ghar el Melah. Waterwolor

Waders in the marshes

Black-winged stilt, Grey Plover, Ringed Plover and Curlews in the marshes of at low tide, Gabè: watercolors

Cory's Shearwater

Breeding Cory's Shearwater on nest at Zembra national park. Ink

Brown-necked Raven

Outline sketch of Brown-necked Ravens on the Sahara dunes around small water stream at Ghsar Ghilene, south of Tunisia. Watercolor and ink

Southern Great Shrike

Southern Great Shrike, Cap Bon

Sand Martins

A big flock of Sand Martins was resting in Tamarisk bushes near dam lake in a windy day, just have a time to sketch some of them

Flamingos and Shelducks : El Hondo, Spain

This rapid sketch was made at el Fondo natural park (El Rincon) Spain. A sandy bank was hiding partly the birds so just the heads of the Flamingos appeared among the Shelducks.

Little Owl

Little owl among rubbles, Kalaat el Andalous marshes