Theme: Semipalmated Sandpiper.

[Karl Egressy]

These shorebirds stop at Burlington Bay to refuel.
Most of the time they are busy feeding.
Early morning they were having a break
so shooting was good.
I cloned out an OOF stone right behind the head.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/400
Av 6.3
ISO800
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x Hand held, sitting on the ground.

[arash_hazeghi]

i like this one much better than the last one, sweet pose, details light and the headturn is great!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Love this image too. Lovely water, bird and details, a lower shooting angle would have helped here.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the yellow water and the head angle. This is a moderately worn juvenile. With that drop of water on the bill the bill looks a bit like the bill of a Spoon-billed Sandpiper. You should be so lucky :).

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful. The colors and detail are great and I really like the ripples in the water. Nice shot Karl

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, super pose and HA, and I too, like the ripples in the water. Interesting colour to the water.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Details, HA, beautiful water all look great. Good works well. I usually prefer lower angles but this higher perspective works well here.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Very good pose, sharpness and details, the water colors makes this special for me!