Male Snail Kite Landing with Snail

[Jim Neiger]

Osceola County, FL - 1D4, 500mm+1.4xTC, hand held from boat, 1/1000, F5.6, ISO 640, manual exposure

[Sid Garige]

Wonderful representation on snail kite environment Jim. Excellent job.

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Jim, I also really like the habitat/environment aspect of the image. Of course the bird is also very nice. The position of the wings are terrific. I find the feet especially pleasing. The out stretched right foot combined with the snail in the left foot is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

[Marina Scarr]

You have ALL of the elements in this snail kite capture. Congrats.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jim Fine image, I like the looks of the bird a lot and bg fitting !!! One of my favorite I've seen in a while !! Big Congrats !!!

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice exposure, soft light, and habitat. The bird could use some sharpening.

[arash_hazeghi]

This is an excellent landing shot, showing the nest, environment and the snail! wing position is very good. Bird looks a bit soft for my taste (softer than the branches in the nest).

[david cramer]

A great capture of the bird in action, with a wonderful low viewpoint. Agree about sharpening the bird more. You might try some ways to blur/darken the very busy BG and desat the grasses, as they are distracting.

[Arthur Morris]

Dead killer pose and EXP. Yes to additional sharpening. Can't wait to get out with you when I get back from Midway!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great pose indeed, loved the image showing the bird behavior well and also the environment.. congrats