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Camargue

Staircase in the LUMA Tower by Frank Gehry in Arles, France CR3A7498_vividvista — The Eye of the Stairs
Staircase in the LUMA Tower by Frank Gehry in Arles, France

A Snowy Egret suddenly notices a fish in the evening hours at the northern shore of the Étang de Vaccarès in the Camargue in southern France CR3A8801-CR3__dxo_vividvista — There!
A Snowy Egret suddenly notices a fish in the evening hours at the northern shore of the Étang de Vaccarès in the Camargue in southern France

Fiery Sky at sunset over Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Fiery Sky
Sunset over Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo, Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Colored mud tiles at the north shore of Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Colors of Mud
Mud tiles at the north shore of Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

A Black-headed Gull chases after dragonflies at La Capelière, Camargue, France — High Speed Chase
A Black-headed Gull chases after dragonflies at La Capelière, Camargue, France

European Kingfisher at la Capalière, Camargue, France — European Kingfisher
La Capalière, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo forming scratching the underside of its beak at Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — 4
Greater Flamingo scratching the underside of its beak at Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingos feeding at nightfall in Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Undisturbed
Greater Flamingos feeding at nightfall in Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Nutria swimming at the Centre du Scamandre, Camargue, France — Nutria
Scamandre, Camargue, France

LUMA tower, 2021 by Frank Gerry in Arles, France — LUMA Tower
2021 by Frank Gerry in Arles, France

Immature Greater Flamingo in a colorful field, near Phare de la Gacholle, Camargue, France — Dull Flamingo in colorful Field
Immature Greater Flamingo in a colorful field, near Phare de la Gacholle, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo sifting through water at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Beach Vacation, Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, Camargue, France — A Beach is a Beach
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo about to get airborne at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — On the Runway
Greater Flamingo about to get airborne at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Nutria, Parc Ornithologic Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Nutria
Parc Ornithologic, Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo flying by at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Black-headed Gull, La Capelière, Camargue, France — Black-headed Gull
La Capelière, Camargue, France

2 men sit outside during a work break at LUMA, Arles, France — Outside for a Break
2 men sit outside during a work break at LUMA in Arles, France

Greater Flamingo flying in at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

2 Greater Flamingos bicker with each other after getting to close while sifting the water for food, Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Bickering
2 Greater Flamingos bicker with each other after getting to close while sifting the water for food, Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Skatepark on the LUMA Terrace by Korean Artist Koo Jeong A, 2021, Arles, France — Green Wedge
Skatepark on the LUMA Terrace by Korean Artist Koo Jeong A, 2021, Arles, France

Eurasian Spoonbill sifting through water in search of dinner at Réserve Narurelle des Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France — Eurasian Spoonbill
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Red-veined Darter (f), Réserve Naturelle des Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France — Red-veined Darter (f)
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Immature Eurasian Sandwich Tern with a Dragonfly caught in flight, La Capelière, Camargue, France — Dinner on the Fly
Immature Eurasian Sandwich Tern with a Dragonfly caught in flight, La Capelière, Camargue, France

Eurasian Spoonbill at Réserve Naturelle des Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France — Eurasian Spoonbill
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Mom with 4 Youngsters flying by at the Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Mom with 4 Youngsters
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo, Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Arles, France — The Pink Conductor
Greater Flamingo, Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Arles, France

A semi feral white horse in company of a cattle Egret near Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France — Horse & Egret
A semi feral white horse in company of a cattle Egret near Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France

A Greater Flamingo flies by overhead at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France — Flamingo Overhead
A Greater Flamingo flies by overhead at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France

Detail at the LUMA in Arles, France — Detail
LUMA in Arles, France

A Greater Flamingo sifts through the shallow waters for food at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France — Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France

Little Grebe, Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France — Little Grebe
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Snowy Egret, Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Snowy Egret
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Cathedrale Saint Trophime in Arles, France — Cathedrale Saint Trophime
Arles, France

Juvenile Night Heron, Scamandre, Camargue, France — Juvenile Night Heron
Scamandre, Camargue, France

LUMA tower, 2021 by Frank Gerry in Arles, France — LUMA Tower
2021 by Frank Gerry in Arles, France

Greater Flamingo at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — 1 Step 4-ward
Greater Flamingo at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo calling while flying off from Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Flamingo Calling
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

A big bull scratching his ear with his hind-leg near at Domaine des Méjanes, Camargue, France — Cojones of 8009
A big bull scratching his ear with his hind-leg near at Domaine des Méjanes, Camargue, France

Mosaic floor by German artist Kerstin Brätsch at the Hotel and Café du Parc at LUMA in Arles, Camargue, France — “Memory 2021”
Mosaic floor by German artist Kerstin Brätsch at the Hotel and Café du Parc at LUMA in Arles, Camargue, France

Eurasian Spoonbill, Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France — Eurasian Spoonbill
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Eurasian Spoonbills, Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France — Eurasian Spoonbills
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo, Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France — Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

LUMA Tower by Frank Gehry, w021, Arles, France — LUMA Tower
2021 by Frank Gehry, Arles, France

Greater Flamingos flying over Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Flying Home
Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Snowy Egret hopping forward in pursuit of fish at Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Forward Hop
Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

A Snowy Egret carries dinner away after sunset at Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France — Dinner to go
A Snowy Egret carries dinner away after sunset at Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Camargue: The Eye of the Stairs
Staircase in the LUMA Tower by Frank Gehry in Arles, France

There!
A Snowy Egret suddenly notices a fish in the evening hours at the northern shore of the Étang de Vaccarès in the Camargue in southern France

Fiery Sky
Sunset over Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Colors of Mud
Mud tiles at the north shore of Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

High Speed Chase
A Black-headed Gull chases after dragonflies at La Capelière, Camargue, France

European Kingfisher
La Capalière, Camargue, France

4
Greater Flamingo scratching the underside of its beak at Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Undisturbed
Greater Flamingos feeding at nightfall in Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Nutria
Scamandre, Camargue, France

LUMA Tower
2021 by Frank Gerry in Arles, France

Dull Flamingo in colorful Field
Immature Greater Flamingo in a colorful field, near Phare de la Gacholle, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

A Beach is a Beach
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, Camargue, France

On the Runway
Greater Flamingo about to get airborne at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Nutria
Parc Ornithologic, Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Black-headed Gull
La Capelière, Camargue, France

Outside for a Break
2 men sit outside during a work break at LUMA in Arles, France

Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Bickering
2 Greater Flamingos bicker with each other after getting to close while sifting the water for food, Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Green Wedge
Skatepark on the LUMA Terrace by Korean Artist Koo Jeong A, 2021, Arles, France

Eurasian Spoonbill
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Red-veined Darter (f)
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Dinner on the Fly
Immature Eurasian Sandwich Tern with a Dragonfly caught in flight, La Capelière, Camargue, France

Eurasian Spoonbill
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Mom with 4 Youngsters
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

The Pink Conductor
Greater Flamingo, Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Arles, France

Horse & Egret
A semi feral white horse in company of a cattle Egret near Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France

Flamingo Overhead
A Greater Flamingo flies by overhead at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France

Detail
LUMA in Arles, France

Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau in the Camargue in France

Little Grebe
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Snowy Egret
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Cathedrale Saint Trophime
Arles, France

Juvenile Night Heron
Scamandre, Camargue, France

LUMA Tower
2021 by Frank Gerry in Arles, France

1 Step 4-ward
Greater Flamingo at Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Flamingo Calling
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

Cojones of 8009
A big bull scratching his ear with his hind-leg near at Domaine des Méjanes, Camargue, France

“Memory 2021”
Mosaic floor by German artist Kerstin Brätsch at the Hotel and Café du Parc at LUMA in Arles, Camargue, France

Eurasian Spoonbill
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Eurasian Spoonbills
Marais de Vigueirat, Camargue, France

Greater Flamingo
Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France

LUMA Tower
2021 by Frank Gehry, Arles, France

Flying Home
Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Forward Hop
Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Dinner to go
A Snowy Egret carries dinner away after sunset at Étang de Vaccarès, Camargue, France

Camargue
The Camargue, where the Rhône meets the Mediterranean Sea, is the largest river delta in Western Europe. Its vast marshland plains and saline Étangs (brine lagoons) are home to more than 400 bird species including Greater Flamingos. It is also known for its semi feral white horses and fighting bulls.
Arles
Arles, the unofficial capital of the Camargue, was an important cultural center for the Romans. Its monuments are part of the UNESCO World Heritage. Gaugin and Van Gogh lived and worked in Arles.