Greater painted snipe male

[prasanna av]

It is very difficult to get this beauty in the open!!!
Nikon D4, sigma 150-500,
f8, 1/1000, ISO 800, -1/3.

[Marina Scarr]

What an interesting looking bird!!! I think this is a new species for me. Your exposure looks great and you did a very nice job getting your entire bird in focus. Love that heat turn. The markings on this bird are really special and show up well. I am finding some of the greens in your grasses a bit bright and feel the bird would stand out even better if they were reduced a little.

[prasanna av]

Dear Marina,
Many thanks for your input. Reposting this with the corrections
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[Daniel Cadieux]

Great bird, a new one for me too. I like the low angle and grassy surroundings. Not sure if the image has a bit of a cast or not, but I get a feeling that adding a bit of red to the colour balance could be good.