Oostvaardersplassen #5

Posted by Yvon (Meerkerk, Netherlands) on 22 March 2007 in Animal & Insect.

Fighting wild Koniks horses (#1)

Comments (12)

Sidonie from Sydney, Australia

Extradordinary - I've not seen that species before! And to catch them frolicking! Nice work!

22 Mar 2007 5:17am

Streetlights from TN, United States

Very good capture. A slightly slower shutter speed would have conveyed some of the motion.

22 Mar 2007 6:06am

@Streetlights: You're quite right, but it went all so fast that I didn't have time to adjust the camera settings.

dYe from Cambridge, United States

I've never seen wild horses either! Great capture of that beautiful rearing pose.

22 Mar 2007 6:28am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Nice action shot!

22 Mar 2007 9:09am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

FABULOUS capture Yvon! Great timing!

22 Mar 2007 11:07am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Wonderful animals!

22 Mar 2007 12:29pm

DTW from Orlando, United States

Great shot! I looked up these horses on the net, seems they're native to Poland which is why I had never seen them before.

22 Mar 2007 5:54pm

@DTW: I didn't know they were originally from Poland. In 1985 they introduced them in the area, 20 at that time and they are now with around 950. They don't get food so I guess there is plenty for all of them.

Manon from Canada

Merci de votre passage chez-moi. Vos photos me plaisent beaucoup, bonne continuation!

22 Mar 2007 8:46pm

Still from Valence, France

Wow! A strong moment!

22 Mar 2007 8:47pm

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Wow great shot. Did you have to wait long to get this shot?? Excellent timing.

22 Mar 2007 10:17pm

@Colour blind: It was obvious they were annoyed with each other so we stayed a while to see what was happening but it al started really fast after stopping the car. I think we were lucky. Wait for the next ones, they get even better.

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Marvelous shot! Great timing and a wonderful capture.

23 Mar 2007 2:31am

Sarah from Gainesville, United States

Great action shot!

26 Mar 2007 1:29am

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