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Need more reasons to decide making a birding tour to Argentina? Watch this advertising spot I helped to make, and find out what's in store for you in this extraordinary South American country!

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Wildlife Photo Gallery

Here is my first photo gallery , with images taken with my also first wildlife photography gear (a Nikon Z 50 II with a Nikkor Z 400mm f/4.5), which I bought in September 2025. It is arranged per year and per month, hoping that it can show an increase of quality, as I learn how to photograph in manual mode, and how to edit raw file pictures (to see my very first photos, check out my previous post here ). 2025   October South American Sea Lion with a stalking Snowy Sheathbill (Necochea, Argentina) A happy Southern Elephant Seal pup (Necochea, Argentina) Talas Tuco-tuco in Cariló (Argentina) Vermilion Flycatcher habitat in General Conesa (Argentina) Dolphin Gull portrait in Ancud (Chile) November Tawny-throated Dotterel in its habitat (El Calafate, Argentina) Burrowing Parakeets in Las Grutas (Argentina) Snowy Sheathbill in the Beagle Channel (Argentina) Fuegian Cinclodes in the Beagle Channel (Argentina) Leopard Seal in Parry Fjiord (Chile) December Streamer-tailed Tyrant right bef...
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Finally, wildlife photography

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Mammal watching in Argentina

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