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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)


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