Male Snail Kite Returning to Nest with Branch

[Jim Neiger]

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Osceola County, FL - 1D4, 500mm+1.4xTC, hand held from boat, 1/1600, F5.6, ISO 800, manual exposure

[Grace Scalzo]

Behavior, wing position, sweet light, all make this image a treat. Thanks for sharing it, Jim.

[Mike Tracy]

I think its one of the best kite images I have seen.

If anything I might wish the white splotch on the left foot wasnt there or the orangeish reed behind the same foot.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jim, this is indeed quite stunning. what I like the most is the grass blades. Light, wing position, sh, exp...everything is of course top-notch.

[Malcolm Benn]

Fabulous image .. just at the right height over the grass.

[Art Kornienko]

Wow Jim did you nail that one. Maybe a touch more room at the top, and I don't know if there is a small dust bunny right hand side near border third of the way down.

[D. Robert Franz]

Beauty Jim.. Love the light!

[Neil Nourse]

Perfect timing and gorgeous light! A super image!

[Sid Garige]

the best I have seen too. Exceptional job Jim.

-Sid

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Killer shot Jim, love the light but also like the grass, pose and wing position TFS:cheers::cheers:

[Jay Gould]

Jimmy, as usual, you nailed it!! And, all of the habitat is definitely a necessary part of the story. Best regards,

[Jonathan Ashton]

Outstanding image, gorgeous light and exposure - superb pose, excellent composition.

[Dumay de Boulle]

This is awesome...The colors and textures are fantastic...`love the pose and light...Great image!!

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Jim! I like the grasses, lighting, wing position, BG and the twig in the bill.

[arash_hazeghi]

Fabulous Jim!!!

[Pieter de Waal]

Stunning image Jim, beautiful bird in great light showing lots of detail. I like the image design with the grass blades and lovely BG.