Least Sandpiper locked up with the landing gear down

[Joe Subolefsky]

Lots of shorebirds hitting the Delaware Bay right now to feed on horseshoe crab eggs. These guys are tiny,I'm pretty sure they are the smallest of all shorebirds and come in fast and low across the water then throw on the brakes at the last split second to hit the shoreline making them a blast to try and shoot laying prone on the beach. Canon 7DII,500f4,ISO500,f6.3@2000sec. Thanks for looking and any input.

[Karl Egressy]

Great landing pose with full wing stretch and fanned tail. I would push the bird to the left in the frame just a bit.

[Diane Miller]

Beautiful, sharp shot of great action. Kudos for a difficult capture!

I think Karl has a good point about moving the bird more to center.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Great timing good pose and exposure/colours. I like the off set composition.

[adrian dancy]

Well nailed!....I agree with moving the bird to the centre.

[David Salem]

Nice sharp capture with good details and colors. Wish for a bit better HA but a clean shot none the less. Well done.

[Jerry amEnde]

Hey, Joe! Fancy seeing you here. Great shot. Tack sharp and these little guys are really quick & tough to capture in-flight. Well done. The only suggestion is... I'd love to see a little more the bird's eyes - either by the head or the entire body turned a tad.

Hope to see you out-and-about locally.

...Jerry

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Center for me too. What a freaking awesome landing pose man!
Great work! I love it!

[Lorant Voros]

Cool landing pose that is hard to get with this fast little sandpiper. Well done.

[Joe Subolefsky]

Thanks guys I tried it center to start with and found it to bland for my eye.

Jerry I'm sure our paths will cross more often(eagle time for sure) as we moved to within 10 minutes of the dam just before Christmas :) If you know any good people looking for a place to stay close by let me know as we have a couple rooms we can rent for weekends etc.