Stone Curlew

[Danny Laredo]

From early April till early September the erea where I took the Little Owls images becomes a mini bird heaven, with Rolles, Bee Eaters, Stone curlews (all of which nest there) and many more song birds.

Stone Curlews are very shy, so I was very happy to have gotten a few good images of them.

20D 500F4+TC x1.4 ISO200 F7.1 1/1000

All c&c welcomed.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely pose , nice details and BG , I wish some space in bottom, still this looks fantastic
TFS

[Simon Bennett]

Excellent capture, and you have captured the eye beautifully. I also vote for a bit more space too.

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose Danny, with the turned back head. I like the light, detail and colours, and adding space to the right will work.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Fabulous pose and love the yellow eye. Great work Danny. thanks for sharing. :)

[Dan Brown]

Very nice shot of a great looking bird Danny! Love the BG, eye contact and the head turn! I agree with more room on the right also.

[David Fletcher]

This is very good Danny. Great light and eye contact. Thanks very much for sharing! :)

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great light, sharpness, background and pose. Could use some more room everywhere but on the top IMO. Congrats. JR

[Rich Steel]

Hi Danny

These are now a very rare bird in the UK and highly protect so you need a licence to photograph them. In fact they now set up camera on the nest and one recently filmed a hand appearing to remove the eggs. You did well to get the photo as I know they are very shy and colour exposure and detail are all looking very good. I think the photo, as previously mentioned would be improved by a little more space around the bird.

Cheers

Rich

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Love the warm light in this one. Great looking species, thanks for sharing.