Dipper

Gallery: AvianPosted January 28, 2010133 views9 comments

Dipper feeding on the River Tweed at Melrose, Scottish Borders, UK. It was trying to turn the stone over which was obviously to big for it, but it kept trying.

Th light wasn't great hence the f3.5

Canon 40D Canon 300mm f2.8, f3.5, 1 /125 sec, ISO 400

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 28, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Very well captured behavioral shot, Ron. The various shades of brown in this image are really great and so is the detail. The rock turning effort adds plenty of interest too. My first reaction was that the bird blends too well with the background. However, after seeing the large version and understanding the action, I concluded that this image is very fine as is.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 28, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Fantastic shot, wonderful action.
May

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 28, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Neat action Ron, I like the open bill and the way the wings are positioned.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 28, 2010 at 9:13 PM

What a great behavioral shot - I can't believe it thinks it can move that big rock! Nice and sharp and the shallow DOF didn't hurt you at all.

- Luke

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on January 28, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Neat behavior shot Ron. Well done being there at the right time. I've watched the American Dippers do this sort of thing but never with a rock this big.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 28, 2010 at 9:55 PM

There had to be something really succulent under the large stone - well done capturing this!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM

Great behavior image, Ron. Excellent eye contact and good detail, particularly for the conditions.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 29, 2010 at 3:38 AM

Nice one Ron - like the detail and action.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 29, 2010 at 3:42 AM

Wonderful natural history Ron - a most interesting behaviour captured here.

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