Red Knot

[KK Hui]

Red Knot Calidris canutus

Deep Bay, Hong Kong
06 April 2008

If you like formation flight this image is for you ... :)

EOS-1D Mk II, EF500/4L IS + EF1.4x
Manual, ISO 200, 1/1600s, f/7.1

[Alfred Forns]

Hi KK !!! What a treat !!!!!!!

Not easy getting one in flight but an entire flock !!!! I like the positions and head angles Can only wish for some separation with the top two birds You never seize to amaze me KK !!! Big Time Congrats on this one !!!!

[Gus Cobos]

KK, Fantastic capture...:) Love it. Framing is dead on. I really enjoy it..

Big Congrats...:D

[Fabs Forns]

Great group pose, KK. Glad to see you around, don't be a stranger :)

[Glenn Bartley]

This is great KK. Love the composition.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice flight image with nice DOF.
My only nit is the ID of the birds as they are Red-necked Stints in transition plumages. :)

Szimi

[Wayne Richardson]

Hi KK

I agree with Szimi on the ID, these are definitely knot not - sorry not knot!!!

Wayne

PS: Great stint capture though.

[KK Hui]

Thanks both Szimi and Wayne for the id correction!
It just shows how good I'm at shorebird id ... ha!ha!