African Wattled Lapwing.

[Stu Bowie]

Whilst out shooting Bee-eaters, I decided to have a go at these guys. They had chicks nearby, and this was him approaching me for a dive bomb to harass me away from the chicks. Taken on a private farm a little while ago.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/3200
F/5.6
ISO 640

Exp Comp +0.67
Hand held

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Superb image, Stuart. Love the exposure, the bird placement, the sharpness and the wing position. Very nicely done!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Terrific capture Stuart. Loved the wing details and just an awesome pose.

BTW, you must have enjoyed the cricket match today :-)

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Stuart another great image of this little guy. I also like the wing position and clarity. Good HA and eye contact for this flight position, he has you fixed firmly in his sights.

[Paul Lagasi]

Hope you had your helmet on looks like he's coming right for you...nice details, color on the head, well captured

[annmpacheco]

Wow, I like what you do with this lens! Lovely wing extension, sharpness and colors. beautiful!

[Mark Young]

Nice pose with the outstretched wing. They look like they have a nice interesting head and neck area, it would be nice to see what a portrait image of these birds looks like.

[Ken Watkins]

Stuart,

A most unusual pose, was he signalling in semaphore:)

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, I like the pose and the sharp details. Interesting looking bird.:)

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the feedback and comments. Always apreciated.

[Jay Gould]

I am a Lapwing lover; one of my most favorite birds. Where we are with our caravan there are breeding pairs all over the place.

A lovely presentation of this bird. TFS.