There will be a Frog in my throat

[Ken Watkins]

Juvenile Yellow Billed Stork

Taken in Kwando Concession, Northern Botswana 28th December 2008

EOS 1D MkIII

500mm F4 hand-held

F5, 1/1000, ISO 800

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice action (and caption). Although I often don't mind OOF foreground elements I just wish that they wouldn't cover the feet in this image. The ground visible in LRC really adds a nice anchor to the comp. There's nothing you could have done, but having the head part of the frog visible instead wouild have been the icing on the cake!! :-)

[Stephen Stephen]

Good capture Ken. I like how the yellow of the frog's legs match the yellow in the bill. The composition is nice and this image shows how long the bill on this bird really is. The lower mandible disappears behind some grass but you can follow the upper right to its tip close to the water.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the captured moment, details and soft light. Too bad we can't see the feet.

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks for the comments. T
he feet are definitely a problem, tall grass is a nuisance in the rainy season. In the dry season when there is less grass there are also less frogs. C'est la vie!