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Cattails exploding

A few weeks ago I visited the Noordwaard. It is an area that was developed several years ago as part of the Room for the River program.

 

This program was developed to safeguard the Netherlands from high water levels as a result from climate change. If you want to know more, you can read it here www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/en/projects/iconic-structures/room....

 

I knew there were cattails in another part of the Noordwaard, and I went looking for them. But I was completely overblown when I saw the cattails in a this part of the Noordwaard. Cattails are a pioneer vegetation that like to grow in moist areas, and because of the excavation of former farmer land, it is now a swampy area.

 

The first time I was there the light was not good enough, but on this day I went back to catch the cattails at the golden hour with my drone.

 

A truly amazing vista!

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Uploaded on August 10, 2024
Taken on July 29, 2024