Struttin' Solitary Sandpiper

[Daniel Cadieux]

This guy landed on a rock close to me affording some good opportunities. When another Solitary Sandpiper flew close-by he turned towards it and sort of strutted around the rock as if procclaiming it as his. It did not last long, but was fortunate to come away with a nice pose. Also noticed a feather between the legs to eliminate...how did I miss that??:)

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, 1/600s., f/7.1, ISO 400, no EC, handheld.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w98/dancad/tn_SolitarySandpiper_8329-01.jpg

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

Gorgious - love it!, great compostion and beautiful colours
Jon

[carole wiley]

I like this alot, has lots of attitude and a nice balance.

[Arthur Morris]

A nice image of a tough bird in tough light. COMP is very nice. The only thing that bugs me is that the shadow is so close to the edge of the rock.... Getting a few inches taller with the tripod might have helped...