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    Heart to Heart well not really coots never get along :Dd200 f7.1 1/1600 iso 200 500mm

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    I have never seen this type of action. Then again I've only seen coots when they are in an eagles talons as it is flying off. Excellent behavioral capture here. The coot has one BIG claw foot!

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    Love it Jeff, Nice low angle and action droplets are all a plus. Looks sort of like a fight to the death.

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    Great timing on this one. Love that you can see both of their feet.

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    Great shot, but do we really know those are the coots' feet?

    Maybe they were mating and its a conservative moor hen pushing them apart, from below.

    Hey, I'm just saying...

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    Great action and pose on both. Yes, Coot's feet look like that, discolored sausage links :)

    Good image, thanks for sharing it!

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    This must be one of the coolest pictures I've seen in a long time. It looks like they are tearing each others hearts out. Thx for sharing.

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    Very cool! I like the poses captured. Looks like kickboxing practice. :)

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    the timing and the image are very good.
    I think only the birds breasts are a bit bright?

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    Well done. Love the two near-perfect head angles best of all.

    later and love, artie

    ps: Nikolay: did you mean breasts or bills look to light???
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    I've seen this type of interaction a number of times, but have never been fortunate enough to photograph it. This is very nicely done.

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    Great action picture!. Perfect timing. I have seen coots fighting many times, but I have never seen anything like that!!

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    :))
    indeed a nice capture.
    perhaps, lower angle wud have made it a killer image ...

    rgds,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grady Weed View Post
    I have never seen this type of action. Then again I've only seen coots when they are in an eagles talons as it is flying off. Excellent behavioral capture here. The coot has one BIG claw foot!
    very good for running on water and cking for a heart beat --glad you liked the shot

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Foxworthy View Post
    Love it Jeff, Nice low angle and action droplets are all a plus. Looks sort of like a fight to the death.
    never seen it go that far but very close - 2 grebes fighting came the closes to one dying that I saw and shot --and thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by jayparedes View Post
    Great timing on this one. Love that you can see both of their feet.
    a little luck of all the fight shots this is my best to date ,thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lance Warley View Post
    Great shot, but do we really know those are the coots' feet?

    Maybe they were mating and its a conservative moor hen pushing them apart, from below.

    Hey, I'm just saying...
    this is a family channel :D I think that was the end idea tho :confused::D thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabs Forns View Post
    Great action and pose on both. Yes, Coot's feet look like that, discolored sausage links :)

    Good image, thanks for sharing it!
    thanks Fabs -this is the shot I was going for in the first place just had to make it smaller

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephen Earle View Post
    This must be one of the coolest pictures I've seen in a long time. It looks like they are tearing each others hearts out. Thx for sharing.
    you are welcome ,it does make me feel good that all of you liked the shot as much as I do

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axel Hildebrandt View Post
    Very cool! I like the poses captured. Looks like kickboxing practice. :)
    the other shots from this set really look like KBing and thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa View Post
    the timing and the image are very good.
    I think only the birds breasts are a bit bright?
    these are boys :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Well done. Love the two near-perfect head angles best of all.

    later and love, artie

    ps: Nikolay: did you mean breasts or bills look to light???
    thank you very much Artie ,that is an honor

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Maxson View Post
    I've seen this type of interaction a number of times, but have never been fortunate enough to photograph it. This is very nicely done.
    if you see it stop and set up more than not it will happen 3 or 5 times with different birds once they get going

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petros Petrou View Post
    Great action picture!. Perfect timing. I have seen coots fighting many times, but I have never seen anything like that!!
    thank you --luck you know has a lot to do with it oh yea and the nikon god I pray or is that pay too :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by bkaushik View Post
    :))
    indeed a nice capture.
    perhaps, lower angle wud have made it a killer image ...

    rgds,
    Kaushik
    that may be true and also right but I have to pick an angle that I can see the action and not get locked up --young I aint no more :(and thanks for stopping by and I do agree with you

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    Great work, Jeff. This is an excellent action image. As mentioned, both head angles are very close to perfect. Great detail in the subjects.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blake Shadle View Post
    Great work, Jeff. This is an excellent action image. As mentioned, both head angles are very close to perfect. Great detail in the subjects.
    thanks Blake and I sent you the story :D

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