Black-necked Stilt

[James Salywoda]

Black-necked Stilt San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Irvine, California

The SJWS is probably one of the best places to get close to these beautiful birds.

As well as the American Avocets the ponds are the ideal mating grounds for these magnifcant looking birds and the mating dance is a sight to see.:)

Nikon D300 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC

Thanks For Looking
James

[Ed Prete]

nice clean background, nice light, interesting wing position, with some bonus droplets. very nice.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, exposure control and details.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice, James ,love the gradient background!

[Gayle Clement]

I like the crisp black and white and the wonderful light on this stilt.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Most beautiful James!!! Everything about this is so right! They are so delicate, which your image portrays very well.

[Hungtran10]

beautiful exposure jim. you nailed it. sharp details in the eye and wing feathers. beautiful light too!

- hung

[Anton Roos]

Brilliant. Exposed very well and lots of detail with a great background.

[Simon Bennett]

Gorgeous!!

[Kirk Benson]

I love this shot James. Beautiful exposure and detail, really pretty.

I'm a D70 owner lusting and saving for a D300.

[Mike Tracy]

Gets my vote for IOTW.

[Dean Ingwersen]

I'll second that vote...just gorgeous.

[Raul Quinones]

Fantastic picture, love it.

[Glenn Bartley]

Excellent image. Love the BG and pose.

[Gavin Spooner]

as all have said, very good. everything looks great.

cheers

[Caroline Darmo]

Simply stunning James, gorgeous image!

[Lance Warley]

Beautiful details, pose and bg, as stated.

fyi to south Florida folks, stilts have reappeared at Wako.

[Steve Ashton]

What a fantastic image for me it great in every detail. Images like this are what I aspire to.

Thanks for showing this stunner.

Best Wishes

Steve

[Steve Maxson]

This is a real eye-grabber!! Beautiful in all respects.

[Steve Wheeler]

Outstanding image! Beautiful in all respects.

Steve