The courtship behavior of the redshank is very versatile. Their "3D dances" are particularly impressive, in which they try to impress their partners with sometimes strange performances.
To photograph around the Northern Cape, the season of mid-May 2022 was ideal. Although weather reports had just recently been reported of meter-high snowfall, but on our approach the last kilometers were cleared and we could easily reach the top of the North Cape without snow chains.
The Dune du Pilat is located on the Atlantic coast near Arcachon opposite Cap Ferret. At over 100 meters high, it is the highest shifting dune in Europe.