American Avocet in flight

[Raybel Robles]

A very rare occurrence in our Island since Avocet are rarely seen here, we can go a couple of years before any reports of one. A few months back we did have a small flock of about 5 of them which I managed to get a few photos of them. One was a portrait I posted a few months back here.

D750 | 300mm f2.8 w/ 2.0x TC | 1/2500s | f/8 | ISO 800

[William Dickson]

Very nice Raybel. I like the flight pose. The BG colours show the bird well. Nice HA and good control of the whites/blacks.

Will

[Juan Tolentino]

Good looking image Ray, love the extended wings and legs. Good detail on both light and darker tones. Thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

I love these birds. Very nice dorsal flight view, and good exposure. Well captured.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful! Sharp, and a great banking pose with good view of the back wing patterns. Nice comp too.

[Raybel Robles]

Thanks everyone for the comments!