Photo hide
Balgzand Wader & Waterbird Photo Hide (Den Helder)
Outside, 200 m from NNN-NHby Landschap Noord-Holland
Full-day photo hide beside the bird screen in the Balgzandpolder near Den Helder, run by the provincial landscape trust. Avocets, common terns, shelduck, spoonbills and waders come close on the pools; booked per person but usable by two.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Hide
- Ground level
- Session
- Day sessions
- Places
- Up to 2 photographers
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, open
- November, closed
- December, closed
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Amsterdam time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:53– | 15:54– | 8h 9m8 h 9 min | 16° |
| Feb | 08:04– | 17:02– | 9h 54m9 h 54 min | 25° |
| MarIn season | 07:01– | 17:59– | 11h 49m11 h 49 min | 35° |
| AprIn season | 06:48– | 19:54– | 13h 58m13 h 58 min | 47° |
| MayIn season | 05:50– | 20:40– | 15h 49m15 h 49 min | 56° |
| JunIn season | 05:22– | 21:11– | 16h 53m16 h 53 min | 60° |
| JulIn season | 05:41– | 21:05– | 16h 25m16 h 25 min | 59° |
| AugIn season | 06:28– | 20:19– | 14h 46m14 h 46 min | 51° |
| SepIn season | 07:20– | 19:11– | 12h 42m12 h 42 min | 40° |
| OctIn season | 08:12– | 17:58– | 10h 39m10 h 39 min | 29° |
| Nov | 08:11– | 15:50– | 8h 42m8 h 42 min | 19° |
| Dec | 08:55– | 15:19– | 7h 37m7 h 37 min | 14° |