Beach Thick-knee

Gallery: AvianPosted July 26, 2012121 views8 comments

These large birds inhabit quiet beaches and intertidal areas of tropical Australia.
1DMk4 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f9 1/500

cheers
Rob

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8 comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 26, 2012 at 4:57 AM

Great capture of an impressive bird.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 26, 2012 at 7:42 PM

Beautiful work Rob, very nice!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 26, 2012 at 10:12 PM

Beautiful bird in a nice habitat - just curious, how big is "large" - ? gull-sized? heron -sized?
SAndy

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 26, 2012 at 10:58 PM

You're right Sandy - it's all relative. Large for a wader type bird; about the body of the big gulls but with longer wings and longer legs

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Rob

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 27, 2012 at 8:04 AM

Wonderful detail, I like the low angle and the habitat included.

Ray

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on July 27, 2012 at 9:50 AM

Very nice Rob, a good look at a bird I've never seen before. Love the low POV.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 27, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Rob, where do you get all these different species. I can't remember you ever posting the same species twice, ever! Another cool species you present here in a really cool setting. Great techs as always.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 28, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Very nice - an interesting looking species for sure. I've never even heard of this species of thick-knee.

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