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Seven Photos of Venanson, and the Upper Vésubie River Valley

posted in France on June 21, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Peeking through the veil of mist is Venanson, population 200.

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Lac d’Allos Hike and Loop – 25 Photos, and a Video too

posted in France, Hikes on June 14, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 7 Comments

An introduction to the largest high altitude alpine Lake in Europe, nestled in an impossibly beautiful setting at an edge of Mercanour National Park in southeast France.

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My 25 Best Bird Photos of 2025

posted in Birds, Featured, Pic du Jour on January 8, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 23 Comments

My favorite bird photographs from the past year, captured in France, Portugal, Italy and Slovenia.

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Greater Flamingos of October – Tagus and Rhone River Estuaries

posted in Birds on December 15, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 22 Comments

I crossed paths with more than a thousand Greater Flamingos in October. That’s not an exaggeration. Although this one, at top, would have been enough to get my fill. Those eyes and bill are mesmerising.

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Holiday Lights, Nice – 2025

posted in Art, France on December 10, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 7 Comments

More specifically, in Nice’s central Massena Square.

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Embouchure du Var Birding Notebook #2 – 22 November 2025

posted in Birds on December 5, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 15 Comments

Three months, almost to the day, had passed since my last (and first) visit to what is undoubtedly the best birding spot in southeast France. I won’t let that happen again.

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Gray Heron, Tokyo

posted in Birds, Japan on September 26, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 6 Comments

I spotted this Gray Heron sitting patiently high above the Sakuradabori Moat on the southwestern edge of the Imperial Palace Gardens in Tokyo. I think this scene would make for a beautiful Ukiyo-e landscape woodcut.

Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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