boatload of bugs!

[annmpacheco]

Snow bunting male on the beach in Iceland one evening. I cropped for the bugs and also the wee bits of shell tat were attached to the bugs. This fellow was so close to me at times I had no shot... His mate was also doing her parental duties and had the same bounty.

D500
500mmPF

ISO 2000
5.6
1/1600

[William Dickson]

Wow...Thousands and thousands of wee beasties....this is really different Ann, and I love it. I'm wondering if you lifted the shadows a wee bit on the bugs!! Lovely detail throughout, with beautiful 'Snow Bunting' feathers.

Will

[annmpacheco]

Wow...Thousands and thousands of wee beasties....this is really different Ann, and I love it. I'm wondering if you lifted the shadows a wee bit on the bugs!! Lovely detail throughout, with beautiful 'Snow Bunting' feathers.

Will yes I did selectively lift the shadows and forgot to include that...

[Aditya Sridhar]

Gorgeous Ann!! Everything about this is perfect - the HA, the light, the exposure - but the real showstopper is definitely the bugs. Greedy bird :t3

[Bill Dix]

Amazing. How could he cram so many bugs into one beakful? The chick will be well fed tonight. Well seen and captured.

[John Mack]

I don't know what's more impressive the amount of bugs in the beak or the fact you managed to capture this great image. Very nice.

[Joseph Przybyla]

I thought your last image was amazing with the Puffin and the Eel Pouts, this is more amazing. I would never have imagined a bird could collect and hold so many bugs. Love it... Maybe you could have used a smaller aperture and pushed the ISO for more depth of field. Thank you for sharing, Ann.

[Moe Richard]

Fascinating image. I've never seen this kind of behavior. Exquisite detail but I do agree that bringing up the shadow a bit might improve the clarity.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Very nice Image. Love the Behavior. I would have selected for a looser crop.

Endless bugs indeed. I wonder how it got all those bugs at a single time ?

TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

That is pretty remarkable Ann well done, a very unusual image.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

This is exceptional, Ann. Fascinating how many and the variety of insects this SNBU can carry in that beak. Nice detail and soft light.


Geoffrey




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[gail bisson]

This is really nice Ann. Great image for the theme!
I love the splayed legs of the lower bug against the neck feathers.
Cool image!
Gail

[greg cowle]

Never seen anything like this, it is so good.

[Alex Becker]

Very cool and unique shot Ann. That is a serious ball of bugs. TFS, no nits from me.