One legged Willet in habitat

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400f5.6L at f/7.1. iso 320. 1/2500s. evaluative metering +2/3. almost full frame. shot at Galveston near Houston. last winter.

This poor bird had only one leg. felt bad for him.

[Alan Murphy]

Nice low angle and very nice tones. Too bad for his leg.

[Stu Bowie]

Kaus, its amazing how nature looks after themselves - he sure looks healthy with only one leg. Super perspective, and just love the complimentary colours.

[denise ippolito]

Kaustubh, I like the low shooting angle and sharp details. Nice monochromatic feel to the image.

[Mark Young]

I like this composition of a white bird on the white bg. HA is just what you'ld want.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Lots of birds rest with one leg up, so it looks like there is nothing wrong. Looks very healthy - I'm sure it's doing quite alright! Good low angle and I like the overall subdued colours. Not as much of a "habitat" image as the others you posted for this month's theme but I really like it. Good work!

[Arthur Morris]

KD, Why do you think that the bird had only one leg? Though you are nice and low here a lot lower would be better as you can still see stuff on the beach behind the bird. If you notice stuff like that it is sometimes possible to get your lens off whatever mount you are using or to dig a small depression to get as low as possible. Really :)

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

KD, Why do you think that the bird had only one leg? Though you are nice and low here a lot lower would be better as you can still see stuff on the beach behind the bird. If you notice stuff like that it is sometimes possible to get your lens off whatever mount you are using or to dig a small depression to get as low as possible. Really :)

Artie, initially I thought that the bird is standing with one leg folded. But then I saw him hop on one leg before taking off. Thx for the advice on digging a depression. If I remember correctly, my gear was pretty much on the ground for this shot. I did not have a bean bag then. But you are right about all the beach stuff. It probably was a little sloping.

[Arthur Morris]

KD, Unless you see a stump, most shorebirds have two legs even if they keep the other one tucked into the belly feathers when taking flight. AW; sometimes I will take the lens off the mount, put the front hood on the ground, and make images. How low can you go?

[Mark Young]

Artie, initially I thought that the bird is standing with one leg folded. But then I saw him hop on one leg before taking off.

I've watched a Red-necked Stint hop around on one leg whilst the other birds around it walked on both. Initially it appeared one legged, but then after around 15 mins the bird let down it's second leg. Those shorebirds can be tricky sometimes. ;)