Wilson's Phalarope

Gallery: AvianPosted May 4, 201279 views4 comments

I sat in my blind at the edge of the water for a quite some time. Then, when I took off my blind to leave the birds started getting closer to me! Oh well, whatever works!

about 30% of full frame
f/8, 1/1250s, ISO 400
D300s, Sigma 150-500mm@500mm

LARGE version included.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 4, 2012 at 3:22 PM

This is a beautiful image, nicely composed. It does however seem a tad soft on my monitor-perhaps the result of the large crop.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 4, 2012 at 9:07 PM

This bird is always a pleasure to see here on Long island when it stops by on migration... that full breeding plumage is great

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on May 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM

Nice catch. These are beautiful birds, though difficult to get (IMO). I have shots with a very similar pose, unfortunately also quite long distance needing a big crop.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 6, 2012 at 7:57 AM

No accounting for bird behavior some days. Lovely intense water. Some softness to the bird.

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