Weka

[gail bisson]

Nothing flashy with this image but I am enjoying showing New Zealand birds as we don't see them posted very often on BPN.
These chicken-like birds are such characters. They are very curious birds and this guy came running up to me while I was on the beach. He looks a bit disheveled!
They are often mistaken for kiwis.Weka's are flightless birds and are related to the rail family.
This beach was absolutely pristine and I did not have to clone any debris out of the image.
Canon 1 DX 600 mm
ISO 1000 F 5.6 SS 1/1600
Small crop and LR sliders. USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[William Dickson]

Love the POV. Very nice pose, HA and detail on the bird. The raised foot adds. Lovely BG merging with the sandy FG. The rear leg and foot appear a wee bit OOF Good work and TFS, I hadn't seen one before.

Will

[John Mack]

Too cool it looks like a miniature chicken with big feet. Nice low angle and detail on the bird.

[Michael Thompson]

cool, looks like a huge Rail. nice low angle. the clean beach provides a nice backdrop.

[Bill Dix]

I remember these guys from my NZ trip years ago, with the same experience: one walked up to me as I was sitting on a rock eating my lunch. Nicely captured with great raised foot and pristine beach.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, IQ, composition and walking pose. Top quality as usual Gail.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Very prehistoric looking, Gail. Nice raised foot, fine detail, and I like the framing.

Geoffrey




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[Alex Becker]

I love the strut and the scene. Nice clean beach and nice details. The raised foot is great. TFS