Wildlife Highlights 2022: The Best Shots

Markus Nilles holding a Sony telephoto lens at a rocky coastline.

Wildlife Highlights 2022 shows a small selection of my wildlife images featuring different animal species from Germany, Denmark, and Japan.

White-throated dipper hovering with wings spread over shimmering blue-toned water.

White-throated Dipper
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 400 mm F2.8
Tripod: Eckla Camdisk ground tripod
Location: Bavaria

Warbling white-eye with a white eye-ring on a twig against a blue sky.

Blue Tit
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 400 mm F2.8
Tripod: Rollei Rock Solid Alpha XL Mark II
Location: Bavaria

Blakiston's fish owl flying at night with a fish gripped in its beak.

Blakiston’s Fish Owl
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 200-600 mm F5.6 / 6.3
Tripod: Rollei Rock Solid Alpha XL Mark II
Location: Hokkaido, Japan

Japanese common toad sitting in moss beside a small brown mushroom.

Japanese Common Toad
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 100-400 mm F4.5 / 5.6
Location: Aomori, Japan

Warbling white-eye with white eye-ring perched on a twig among glossy leaves.

Japanese White-eye
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 100-400 mm F4.5 / 5.6
Teleconverter: 1.4x
Tripod: Rollei Rock Solid Alpha XL Mark II
Location: Kyoto, Japan

Great crested grebe silhouette with raised crest against golden water.

Great Crested Grebe
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 200-600 mm F5.6 / 6.3
Tripod: Eckla Camdisk ground tripod
Location: Bavaria

Grey seal pup lies relaxed among rocks on the shoreline.

Grey Seal Pup
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 100-400 mm F4.5 / 5.6
Location: Denmark

Varied tit facing forward on a broken branch with cream face and rust-brown belly, Japan

Varied Tit
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 100-400 mm F4.5 / 5.6
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Sequence of a kingfisher diving low over dark pond water, splash visible.

Kingfisher
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 200-600 mm F5.6 / 6.3
Location: Bavaria

Young Ezo brown bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus) looking back on a grey pebble beach

Ezo Brown Bear
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 200-600 mm F5.6 / 6.3
Location: Hokkaido, Japan

Young Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) in close-up with wide-open eyes

Ezo Red Fox
Camera: Sony A1
Lens: 100-400 mm F4.5 / 5.6
Tripod: Berlebach UNI 22C
Location: Hokkaido, Japan