Long-billed Curlew

I don't see this species very often and when I do I usually can't get close enough so it was fun to find this relatively tolerant bird in early morning light.

I'd have preferred a little less DOF for this side view but with that long bill and the ever-changing positions of the bird I figured f/8 was the best compromise.

7D, 1/800, f/8, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 4-8-10, cropped to 48% of original image, bird selectively sharpened, very slight reduction of the background brights, no other processing, natural light

Comments/critique appreciated