Spotted Sandpiper

[Rick Moran]

At the everglades. D2X w 600/4 and 14x. f6.3@1/1250 sec, iso 320, EC +2/3.
Thanks for looking, Rick

[Harshad Barve]

beauty this is , nice wing postion , HA, BG and meal in beak adding so much
TFS

[Dave Barnes]

Good to catch him with his meal and nice detail and colour on the feathers.
Would like to see him flying towards the camera and a bit bigger in the frame.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would be tempted to fix the halos around the insect and the bird's nape. Too visible, even if only natural. Just detracts from the overall bird. I like the comp and wish for a slightly better HA and for the bird to be flying towards you not just past you as in this case. Still a tough shot to get, so well done! Thanks for sharing. :)

[Dominic Cantin]

A nice image hard to photograph ! The snack is a bonus :cool:

I would be tempted to fix the halos around the insect and the bird's nape. Too visible, even if only natural. Just detracts from the overall bird.

+1 :D

Dom :)

[Milan V]

Very nice image! Agree with Akos regarding halos.

[arash_hazeghi]

beautiful detail on the bird, nailed the focus. bug adds to the picture, I see the halo to, also I'd brighten up a bit.

[Doug Brown]

A tough bird to capture in flight, and you did quite well. It'd be nice if the bird were flying towards you. Agree with suggestions to lighten the bird.