American Avocet

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 20052,328 views15 comments

Sorry for not participating here lately. I've been pretty busy and haven't been doing much birding and photography this fall, but here's one from last week. This was taken at the Deer Creek Reservoir SW of Columbus. Avocets might be a dime a dozen out west, and even along Lake Erie. They're considered "casual to accidental" inland in Ohio, so when I came across 2 avocets here I plunged right into the mud. I got some tighter shots of these unwary birds, but I kind of like this one.

Canon 1D2, 600 + 1.4x
f8, 1/1600, ISO 320

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Garth McElroy on October 5, 2005 at 11:51 AM

Works for me Bob. Nice action and setting. Avocets are extremely rare out here!!

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on October 5, 2005 at 11:58 AM

Very nice Robert. As always tack sharp with a superb composition.

PS. I noticed a couple of your images in the Dispatch over the weekend!

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Comment posted by Juza on October 5, 2005 at 12:32 PM

Hi Bob,
great photo! The low angle of view works very well.

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Comment posted by Jasper Doest on October 5, 2005 at 1:07 PM

This works very well for me! Great catch for you as well as the bird. Beautiful warm light!!!

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 5, 2005 at 1:52 PM

I am having some problems with my prime PC and monitor and this looked 'dark'. However, now that I am viewing it at another place, this is very nice and, since I have only seen them in breeding plumage, many thanks for showing.

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on October 5, 2005 at 2:08 PM

Fantastic shot Bob! Such a beautiful bird I would like to see a tighter shot without the reflection. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on October 5, 2005 at 5:31 PM

Ya there's nothing wrong with this one. Fantastic capture Bob!

Glenn

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Comment posted by Bill Garber on October 5, 2005 at 6:00 PM

Very Nice!

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Comment posted by Helge Sorensen on October 6, 2005 at 7:34 AM

Great angle and reflection, Bob

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Comment posted by David Williams on October 6, 2005 at 9:49 AM

The plunge in the mud was well worth it, Bob.
Beautiful photo in every way!

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Comment posted by Tom Grey on October 6, 2005 at 12:19 PM

I love it exactly as is! We have these beauties all year, and it's one of the best things about where I live.

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Comment posted by Tom Grey on October 6, 2005 at 12:20 PM

I love it exactly as is! We have these beauties all year, and it's one of the best things about where I live.

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Comment posted by Pedro Martín Barto on October 6, 2005 at 4:10 PM

Bob,

I cannot say anything new, so there it goes: great photo!

Pedro Martín

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 7, 2005 at 1:24 AM

Very nice indeed. I'm glad you posted this instead of a tighter version.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on October 13, 2005 at 7:12 AM

Excellent capture. Love the composition and reflection. Congratulations.

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