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    I spent a few hours at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas while driving back to Colorado last week. The mid-states have greatly suffered from the drought and I was glad to see at least a bit of water in a few of the refuge ponds. I did have to do the belly-crawl over a wide expanse of mud and did not have anything to hide behind. A Peregrine Falcon was also interested in the flock of shorebirds and kept them on the move much of the time I was there.

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    Very cute interaction. Would prefer t see it cropped tight for a more intimate view, but there may not be enough pixels or sharpness for that.

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    The interaction between the bird and the insect is very interesting and unusual. But I think that the blurred reflection below the bird does not make a positive contribution to the image.

    If the data content of your file permits, I would crop this image much more tightly, entirely eliminating the blurred reflection below the bird, and as much of the negative space to the left, right and above the bird as possible.

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    The damselfly, and the way the bird is relating to it in posture is so sweet and unique, that I'm really not
    inclined to move beyond it and consider the finer points of composition, though I don't disagree with the
    previous comments. And I suppose I think a slight counter clock wise rotation will help, but hang it all, this
    is a sweet sweet moment! Well done on the low angle too.

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    What a great moment you captured here, Nancy. I would like to see a tighter crop.
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    Oh wow, you caught a very neat moment in time! I would love to see a closer crop, some water clean-up, and a tad of CCW rotation.

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    Man !! What an unusual image you have managed here !!!!

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    nice action and the butterfly is a big plus. bird looks a bit soft though, wish you had better details, still unique and interesting.
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    Sweet moment captured, Nancy. I'd love to see more of a crop too though perhaps IQ might not hold up. Great job on your low angle.

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    Wonderful moment captured. I really like the pose of the bird and excellent low angle.
    Well done.

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    Thank you all for your comments. As most of you noted, the best part of this image is the interaction. I just saw this happen out of the corner of my eye and swung my camera that way. This small sandpiper was farther than I usually like to stretch with this lens and I just don't have the details and sharpness for a closer crop that many of you suggested. Wish I did .

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