American Avocet

[Larry Hitchens]

Canon 5D, Lens Sigma 800mm F5.6 AutoFocus
Settings ISO320 F9.0 1/500Sec

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice behavior shot. Please take a moment to read the posting guidelines. You can post only one image every 24 hours. ;)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Hi Larry Welcome to BPN !! First let me say you have captured one of my favorite species. From what I see you were working with some pretty harsh light and perhaps this was taken closer to mid day when the sun is higher. The reason I say this is that the whites on the back close to the neck look hot on my monitor but I very much like your timing in this image and to have the avocet with a fish in it's beak is a real bonus. One other obeservation would be if it is possible to get down on a lower level so you are even with the eye it would even further strengthen this image. Thanks for posting Larry and will look forward to future posts.

[Jody Melanson]

I second what Judylynn has said.

[Linda Robbins]

Larry, let me add my welcome to BPN! Judylynn's comments were great suggestions. Look forward to seeing more of your posts.

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Linda