Stilt Sandpipers

Gallery: AvianPosted June 9, 20187,619 views10 comments

Here's a shot from our Galveston, TX workshop. The Stilt Sandpipers had a couple of arguments while we were photographing them and I managed to catch some action here.
Canon 5D4 500F4 1/2500 F6.3, iso 800, manual exposure, handheld.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 9, 2018 at 5:15 PM

Pretty awesome action here Nate. Love the positions of the wings and legs, particularly on the rear bird. Great light and background.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 10, 2018 at 12:21 AM

Nate, looks like the one on the right meant business. Took me a minute to understand the the other one's wing position. Nice interaction and great light.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 10, 2018 at 12:25 AM

Great sharp action shot Nate. Nice light too.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 10, 2018 at 11:34 AM

With all the action going on you still managed to get excellent detail. The light is nice and they stand out well from the background.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 10, 2018 at 12:09 PM

Really good job on the action, detail, and lighting on this one. Although it would be nice to see a tiny bit more light on the head of the bird on the left.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 10, 2018 at 3:11 PM

The right looks quite determined .. Nice action shot in great light ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 10, 2018 at 10:47 PM

Nice action capture in sweet light. There's certainly no question who is dominant.

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Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on June 11, 2018 at 10:46 PM

Nice to get both of them in a same focal plane, a beautiful BIF shot Nate!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 13, 2018 at 8:55 PM

A great pose from the bird on our right, Nate. To me the relative poses don't work to convey this as interaction, even though I know it is. It looks as if they're both just acting independently with no real awareness of one another. The light is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on June 15, 2018 at 2:01 PM

Really nice light and action Nate. The bird on the right is awesome!

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