Don't mess with me...!!!

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f55.6, 1/2000, f7.1, iso 800, tripod, full Wimberley

Drove more than 3 hours this morning hoping to have another session with this bird. Tide was perfect, light was awesome but the birds weren't there.... Got in the car and drove another 3 hours back....
This is the essence of bird photography - you never know.....
This image was taken in the previous session about two weeks ago. The Beach Stone Curlew was displaying this aggressive display when it was attacked from the air by a Masked Lapwing. The encounter happened so quickly that I only realised I got this image when I downloaded the card to my computer...

[Jeff Dyck]

Absolutely outstanding Ofer! I love the display pose - very unique. It doesn't get much better than this...

[dankearl]

Way cool, Ofer, a really unique pose.

[Marina Scarr]

The low angle at which you captured this bird really makes it powerful, Ofer. The light, the BG and FB and colors all work so well together. The behavior makes it even better.

[Grace Scalzo]

Another rocking image from you Ofer. Great behavior, shooting angle, species. Love it!

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,love the pose,great low angle,you must have been in a hole to get this low.

[Stu Bowie]

Super low angle, and you achieved good DOF. Well timed to capture the aggressive pose, and the pano crop works well.

[Jan Wegener]

pretty awesome stuff mate. you always manage to pull off a special scene :)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful angle and sweet light here mate cheers.... Plan your trip to India soon.

[Shawn Zierman]

Spectacular moment! This is the type of image that I could look at for a long while....

[gail bisson]

What a pose! You nailed it. Great low POV and IQ.
Gail

[stefano sitzia]

stunning shot! love the pov, the position of bird, the bokeh and colors. also details are great

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful pose and I love the light well done as usual

[arash_hazeghi]

super pose and sweet light Ofer. nailed it

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

This is one of my favorites of all of them. It's a very cool environment (clean too). Not seeing this guy second time around just backs up the reality that you better get what you can now cause you may not get another chance. A lesson I learned a few times too many.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Outstanding colour , light and action here . BTW , I love this pano crop too !!!

[Jeroen Stel]

Superb in any way Ofer!
Love it!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Danny Laredo]

Ofer, amazing colors angle and display here.