Willet fishing

[Scott Frye]

Dunlin at Dunedin Causeway, Florida

f10 at 1/1000 and ISO640
Canon 500mm
Canon 7D

The swirling motion is used by the Dunlin to stir up a meal and in the next frame the small crab can be seen as his meal. I like the swirl to show the behavior and if I had gotton lower I would have missed the swirling motion behavior

[Stu Bowie]

Scott, I feel your angle has worked well here, and I like the feeding pose of the Dunlin. Glad he got his meal.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good feeding pose, eye contact, sharpness and water patterns/colors. It looks like a Willet to me.

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Scott, well done, i was just going to comment on the angle, and then i realized your angle was spot on to capture the swirl! Love IT
!!!
Don

[Fabs Forns]

Yes, lower is not always necessarily better. I like that we can see the crab and the catching. Another vote for a Willet.

[Scott Frye]

Thanks for the id correction Alex and Fabs -- I actually debated long and hard between identifying this bird between Willett and Dunlin -- finally settled on Dunlin based on looking at the pictures in Audubon Socieity Field Guide. Both birds are in the area -- and If I were to take a picture of this bird again -- I would still have some trouble identifying it -- they seem so much alike to my eyes.

[Fabs Forns]

Willet bigger than Dunlin, if it helps.

[Scott Frye]

Fabs -- thanks for the tip -- went back to the Audubon book and found that the Dunlin is Starling size -- while the Willett is 15" and id's as a large shore bird -- that will help me keep them straight

[denise ippolito]

Scott, Nice pose and sharp details. I like the angle you chose for this capture.