Ruurd Jelle van der Leij a Dutch Ecologist, Filmmaker and Photographer. He has been creating an ongoing photography project titled Frontals for the past ten years. The project features photos of birds taken from the front, and they’re absolutely hilarious.
In his words “I realized from the start that they made the birds look completely different. From that moment on, I decided to focus on it and make sure I would have at least one frontal in each series. Some birds start to look like angry birds, some funny or even ridiculous.”
#1 Spoonbill
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#2 Short-Eared Owl
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#3 Marsh Tit
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#4 Wood Pigeon
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#5 Red-Breasted Goose
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#6 Great Egret
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#7 Black Stork
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#8 Red Kite
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#9 Great Bittern
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#10 Waxwing
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#11 Lesser Black Backed Gull
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#12 Common Whitethroat
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#13 Magpie
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#14 Hawfinch
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#15 Long-Eared Owl
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#16 Bluethroat
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#17 Kingfisher
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#18 Robin
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#19 Grey Patridge
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
#20 Bearded Tit
Photo By: Ruurd Jelle van der Leij
