Killdeer Baby.

[Karl Egressy]

I went to the local conservation area to buy the seasonal pass and looked around a bit.
I found a Killdeer family. They had only one chick.
It was running around and feeding at the edge of one of the parking areas.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II. + 1.45x III.
ISO 400
1/1600 s
f7.1
HH

[christopher galeski]

very nice Karl,nicedetail in the soft feather's,lighting looks a bit harsh,but you have managed it quite well.

[Leo Berzins]

High cuteness factor here Karl.
Nice raised foot pose and the busy surroundings add context rather than distracting.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the raised foot. Sharp. Perfect EXP. Note that Karl did a great job of getting right on sun angle in relatively harsh light. The only thing that bugs me is the cut off stalk on the right hand frame-edge.

[Karl Egressy]

Love the raised foot. Sharp. Perfect EXP. Note that Karl did a great job of getting right on sun angle in relatively harsh light. The only thing that bugs me is the cut off stalk on the right hand frame-edge.

Thanks Artie. Stalks have been removed.

[Arthur Morris]

Way better. Well done! And thanks.

[Joseph Przybyla]

A little cutie Karl. I also like the raised foot, nice work handling the bright light. I like the RP better with the stem gone, maybe also take the angle cut off stem out. Just a thought.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot, Karl! Very cute! Love the composition, exposure, POV, details and the oof vegetation in the BG and FG! TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful image with nice 3d effect caused by vegetation in FG and BG. Love the details, pose with raised foot and composition in the re post.

Regards,
Satish.