Theme: Male Snail Kite in Flight with Turtle

[Jim Neiger]

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Osceola County, FL - 1D4, 500mm, hand held from boat, 1/1250, F6.3, ISO 800, manual exposure

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,sharp in the right places,turtle a bonus,BG as a nice dreamy effect.TFS.

[Ed Kelly]

Nice sharpness and the BG is great. Turtle is a nice bonus.

Ed

[Jonathan Ashton]

Jim that is inspirational! The pin sharp head and slight movement of the wing tips brings the image to life. Couple that with a turtle and you get one super image.

[Richard Flack]

That is awesome Jim! Well done man!

[Giovanni Frescura]

This shoot is perfect as composition and situation!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Underwing detail, creamy BKGR, and those log skinny talons are magical. Do you know if he had already started eating the turtle?

[David Salem]

One of my very favorites from your portfolio. Killer frame! ! BFAM

[Robert Kimbrell]

Top shelf Jim. Beautiful sharpness and exposure. Excellent background, and the turtle takes it over the top.

[Dennis Behn]

Jim, this is a masterful photograph!! Detail under the wing is exceptional, sharpness is amazing. I love this one!!

[Lorant Voros]

One of my favorite raptors...beautiful bird and I have never seen it with a turtle. Technically it is outstanding...as usual from you. The snack is such a great bonus here. Well done.

[Doug Brown]

What an awesome frame Jim! The visible turtle head adds a lot to the overall impact, but the rest of the image is top notch too!