Dune du Pilat
Bordeaux and the surrounding area · 9 May 2026
Europe's tallest sand dune, a wall of pale sand pushed up against a pine forest it is slowly, permanently burying.
The dune migrates inland several metres most years, driven by the prevailing Atlantic wind, and has swallowed parts of the forest below it more than once within recorded history. It is over a hundred metres high and still growing, and the pines behind it were planted in the nineteenth century to stop the sand, which they have not.
Birds, insects, plants and other wildlife, mostly from Brooklyn, with some from further afield.
Every photograph comes with notes on what it is.
Selected
Favourite shots. Filter by subject, or .
Places
Everything, by where it was taken.
Species
Larger catalogue of photos organized by species of animal or plant.
Catalogue
Every photograph, newest first. Narrow it by period, place or species; the three work together.
Updates
Coming soon. Sign up at the bottom of the page for updates.