Some shorebirds

Rohirrim · August 30, 2005

I've been having a really hard time getting close enough to get better captures, but I'd like to share some of yesterdays crop.

Kildeer standing in the muck

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A trio of Black-necked stilts

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White-faced Ibis in flight

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Thank you for looking,

bfjr · August 30, 2005

I dig #2 and 3
nice reflection in #2

I also like your little horse copyright, it's not obtrusive like some I've seen but yet you notice it, well done

ginger_55 · August 30, 2005

After all is said and done, #2 is my ab fave, however they are all great.

Trouble getting close and personal? Perhaps, as my husband suggested to me, walking on water would help. Watch the rip tides if you decide to swim around them.

I look, from a distance, at the shore here, and I see many people. I got most of my shore birds last winter, smile. I know there are some there now, if I could just tear myself away from the marshes. There is so much food in those marshes now for the birds.

ginger (nice shooting!)

Harryb · August 30, 2005

Good shots Steve.

The stilts is the strongest shot compositionally. I would have knocked the exposure down on the first two shots. Excellent bif of the ibis but it looks like a glossy ibis to me.

Rohirrim · August 30, 2005

bfjr wrote:

I dig #2 and 3
nice reflection in #2
I also like your little horse copyright, it's not obtrusive like some I've seen but yet you notice it, well done

Thank you Ben. Glad you like the copyright. I've been debating on the use of a logo for some time. I know what you mean about a logo being too much.

Rohirrim · August 30, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Good shots Steve. The stilts is the strongest shot compositionally. I would have knocked the exposure down on the first two shots. Excellent bif of the ibis but it looks like a glossy ibis to me.

Thanks for the comments Harry. These white birds have been a challenge for me not to overexpose. I'll keep trying though

I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure that the last bird is a White-faced Ibis. I don't believe the Glossy Ibis ranges this far West. I've checked several sources and they all put the Glossy Ibis in the far South East.

Regards,

Some shorebirds

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